“Field day on Sesame” organised by KVK, Sepahijala
By Our Correspondent
Agartala, July 2, 2025
KrishiVigyan Kendra, Sepahijala, CAU (I), Latiacherra, Tripura organized Field Day on Sesame”at Pathalia, Bishalgarh block, Sepahijala Tripura on 1stJuly, 2025under the technical guidance of Prof. Th. Robindro Singh, Deputy Director of Extension Education, CAU, Imphal;Prof. DipakNath, Deputy Director of Extension Education, CAU, Imphal;Dr.T. MatouleibiChanu, Deputy Director of Extension Education, CAU, Imphal;Prof. Ph. Ranjit Sharma, Director of Extension Education, CAU, Imphaland Dr Amulya Kumar Mohanty, Director, ICAR-ATARI, Zone-VII, Umiam. The programme was conducted under the guidance of Dr AnupamMishra, Hon’bleVice-Chancellor, CAU, Imphal. The programme was held with the objective to encourage the rural farmers for scientific cultivation practices, integrated pest management module and increasearea under sesame cultivation. The programme was organized under the guidance of Dr ArunBhai Patel,Dean, College of Fisheries, Lembucherra and supervision of Dr ShatabhisaSarkar, SeniorScientist of KVK.
At the outset of the programme, Dr UtpalDey, SMS (Plant Protection) briefed about thescientific cultivation practices of sesame, identification of different disease and insect pests, role of IPM in pest management etc. Dr ShatabhisaSarkar, SeniorScientist and head discussed the importance of sesamecultivation for improving soil health and encouraged the farmers for increasing the area under oilseeds production. Farmers were encouraged to adapt bee keeping enterprises for additional farm income. Forty interested farmers, farm women, rural youthwere actively participated in the programme and discussed on different issues related to scientific sesame production. Mr Kanai Sarkar from Pathalia village stated that under supervision of KVK Sepahijala the good harvest of sesame is expected. Around 900- 1000 kg sesame seed may get from 1 hectare area. The Programme was coordinated by Dr UtpalDey, SMS (Plant Protection) of KVK Sepahijala.
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