A two-day workshop for farmers was held at the Farmers’ Training Centre here. A group of 23 farmers attended the workshop organised by Government of Odisha in association with Paradeep Phosphate limited under the guidance of the Dhamra Port.
The main objective of the workshop was to sensitize the farmers about new and modern techniques being used in agricultural farming to produce more crops.
Farmers of the Farmers’ Club (Govind Farmers’ Club of Karanjmal and Basanti Durga Club of Bania Panchayat) formed by the Dhamra Port attended this worksop programme.
A detailed discussion on adaptation of new agricultural techniques, soil testing, use of modern equipment, fertility of the land, crop cleaning and processing, preparation of crop bed, plantation, SRI methodology, application of pesticides and crop conservation was held.