{"id":7309,"date":"2023-01-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/mukti_merged\/agricultural-stalls-at-sundarban-agriculture-and-handicraft-fair-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-01-28T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-28T00:00:00","slug":"agricultural-stalls-at-sundarban-agriculture-and-handicraft-fair-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.maxmobility.in\/mukti\/agricultural-stalls-at-sundarban-agriculture-and-handicraft-fair-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Agricultural Stalls at \u201cSundarban Agriculture and Handicraft Fair 2023\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the 5-day mega agriculture exhibition at the Vivekananda fairground, Mukti organized 12 stalls; 9 were from Mukti SAM (Sustainable Agricultural Movement) farmers and 3 from the organization \u201cSeeds\u201d.In addition to the stalls, 5 seminars were conducted for the benefit of Mukti-associated progressive farmers. Around 550 farmers from Nagendrapur and Kankandigi GP participated in the event and took advantage of these training sessions. On 22nd<\/sup> January, 10 SAM farmers who practice exclusively organic farming were felicitated with certificates and mementos for their achievements in sustainable farming.<\/p>\n

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The event was not just a farmer\u2019s conclave, but a big training camp, in which training was imparted on three days from 10 am to 1 pm in different sessions covering advanced farming, use of technology in farming, shifting towards remunerative crops, use of biofertilizers and developed technology, production of paddy with less water, improvement of yields of the crops of pulses and oilseeds, and expansion of areas for \u200b\u200bhorticulture, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date<\/strong><\/td>\nSpeaker<\/strong><\/td>\nDesignation\/ Affiliation<\/strong><\/td>\nSubject<\/strong><\/td>\nNumber of farmer attendees<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23rd<\/sup> Jan<\/td>\nMr. SankardebGayen<\/td>\nADA\u00a0 (Additional Director of Agriculture), Canning<\/td>\nDiscussion on soil health<\/td>\n160<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mr. Anshuman Das<\/td>\nAre GMO seeds beneficial or harmful?<\/td>\nFood and Agriculture Workers, Welthungerhilfe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24th<\/sup> Jan<\/td>\nDr.Avijit Ghosal<\/td>\nTreating plant diseases organically<\/td>\nADA of SMS plant protection (KVK)<\/td>\n145<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr. Pratap Mukhopadhay<\/td>\nFish and animal husbandry<\/td>\nEx-scientist of ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25th<\/sup> Jan<\/td>\nDr.KrishnenduAchariya<\/td>\nSelf-reliance of organic farmers and microorganisms<\/td>\nProfessor and Head of the Department of Botany, University of Calcutta<\/td>\n195<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3 days<\/td>\n <\/td>\n5 seminars<\/td>\n <\/td>\n500<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Mukti is hopeful that the training will benefit the farmers immensely and they will be able to convert their farming into advanced farming.<\/p>\n

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11 stalls were set up to showcase the activities of Mukti’s organic farmers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Stall number<\/strong><\/td>\nStall Exhibit<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\n25 varieties of organic vegetables (the biggest and most beautiful) were exhibited. First and second place holders of each variety were given agricultural equipment.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nThis stall was of integrated framing. Through a table model, farmers showcased what an Ideal agricultural farm will look like.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nThe third stall was the collection of salt-tolerant and native paddy seeds. 70 types of paddy seeds and different types of vegetable seeds were exhibited.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nIn this stall, visitors were introduced to organic manure such as Amritpani, Ghonojibammrit, vermicompost, etc. Visitors were shown the making, function, and use of these manures.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nThe fifth stall was on pest management. Making of tree traps, yellow boards, color traps and scarecrows was shown as easy means of pest management through poison-free and chemical-free means.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nStraw mulching and poly mulching methods were demonstrated in the sixth stall. Mulching is the technique of covering the soil surface around the plants with an organic or synthetic mulch to create favorable conditions for plant growth and proficient crop production<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nOne stall was decorated as the SAM office. Various leaflets flex etc. were distributed to the visitors to describe the activities of SAM.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nThe stall was set up to introduce visitors to the famous honey of the Sundarbans. The stall displayed different types of honey such as mustard honey, lotus honey, litchi honey and many other flower honey.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nThrough the landless farming technique, it was shown how landless indigenous farmers can grow nutritious vegetables with minimal space and cost.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Visitors visited the stalls and gained concise knowledge of organic farming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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