Shillong, August 9: A two-day national seminar on ‘Livelihood options for small and marginal farmers in fragile ecosystems’ under Sustainable Rural Livelihood Security (NAIP-3) started today at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Research Complex for NE Region at Umïam.
The sessions also included innovation in integrated farming system for livelihood improvement which was chaired by various eminent panel of scientists, a technical session on soil and water conversation measures and improved production technology was also presented by the scientists from in and around the NE Region.
While explaining that innovation is a translation of good ideas into social life for the betterment of human beings, Director and Chairman of the National Seminar Dr Bangali Baboo said, “Today the NAIP has adopted collaborative development model with application of agricultural innovation by the public research organizations in partnership with the farmer’s groups, the private sector, the civil society organizations and other stakeholders.”
On sustainable developments, National Coordinator Dr AP Srivastava narrated innovations and ITKS in social context as well as their integration in ongoing farming system for sustainable livelihood options in the region.
“We have grouped around forty thousand farmers from across the region that had adopted different models of integrated farming and benefited with NAIP’s approaches to enhance rural livelihoods,” Dr AP Srivastava said.
To highlight the important innovations, success stories, approaches for sustainable rural developments, Dr GC Munda, Head NRM division of ICAR, Barapani, said that innovations in integrated farming systems have become the need of the hour.
“We are proud to say that a large numbers of tribal farmers had adopted our technological solutions in about three and four years of time,” he said.-By Our Reporter
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