The Forest Research Institute (FRI) organised a training cum awareness programme for popular growers of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh at Gaindikhatta in Haridwar on Thursday. This training programme was a lab to land activity on the use of biopesticide developed by FRI with the support from Department of Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi.
The training programme was attended by more than 125 farmers and poplar growers from 25 villages of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.FRI scientists Rashmi and KP Singh who developed the biopesticides gave an overview of the training programme and highlighted the adverse effects of synthetic pesticides on humans and environment and stressed upon significance of the use of biopesticides as a safe alternative of the synthetic pesticides.
They called upon the participants to use the field tested biopesticide developed by FRI for management of poplar defoliator which will be of immense benefit to the farmers in terms of increased productivity of poplar and upliftment of their socio economic status.
They also informed the gathering about the management of the pests in forestry using biopesticides and also offered the services and products developed by FRI useful for the farmers and tree growers.