Morinda, November 20: Agriculture and farmer welfare Cane Commissioner Punjab Dr. from the sugarcane branch of the department. As per the directions of Amrik Singh, Project Officer Jalandhar Dr. Two days at the cooperative block mill Morinda under Krishi Unnati Yojana under the leadership of Manadhir Singh. Farmer training camp was organized in which about 70 prospective farmers participated.
Addressing the farmers, Assistant Sugarcane Development Officer, Ludhiana, Dr. Jasvinder Singh said that Krishi Under the NFSM Mission under the Unnatti Yojana, the Punjab Government has increased the per hectare production of sugarcane. To increase the income, demonstration plants were set up in Punjab to increase the area under inter-cropping of sugarcane crop. We are going so that the economy of sugarcane farmers can be strengthened.
Director Sugarcane Regional Research Center Kapurthala Dr. Gulzar Singh Sanghera said during his address that there will be complete relief to the sugarcane cultivators of Punjab. To do systematic cultivation of sugarcane by adopting latest technologies as per the recommendations of PAU Ludhiana. Need. He said that to increase the productivity per hectare, wide spacing method of sowing, inter crops and Mulching technique, along with chemical medicines, biological control methods should also be used to control insects. Need.
Dr. Gulzar Singh Sanghera said that in order to increase the per hectare production, sugarcane farmers should Being encouraged to adopt the wide width method. Under this method, sugarcane was sown in lines of 4-5 feet distance and sugarcane was sown in one or two spaces. Can go. He told that the plants of sugarcane crop sown with this method get more light and air which Due to less crop disturbance, the yield increases.
Apart from this, entomologist Dr. who came from Regional Research Center Kapurthala. Rajinder Kumar, Agronomist Dr. Jasanjot Kaur, Biochemist Dr. Inderpal Kaur, Eye Examination Officer, Hushiarpur Dr. Gurkirpal Singh and ADO Sugarcane Kuhaza Dr. Arshdeep Singh, Technical information related to sugarcane cultivation, pest control, disease management, sugarcane. Farmers were given information regarding sowing of inter-crops.
Principal Biologist PAU Ludhiana Dr. Neena Singla gave detailed information to the farmers about the prevention of rats in sugarcane crop. Gone.
On this occasion, General Manager of Cooperative Division Mill Morinda, Mr. Taranjit Singh ji and Chief Sugarcane Development Officer Sh. Ravinder Singh thanked all the farmers for coming to the training and appealed to the farmers. It was decided to bring maximum area under sugarcane crop.