TAWANG, Nov 29: The Indian Council of Agricultural Research- National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resource (ICAR-NBPGR) in collaboration with Department of Agriculture, Tawang and Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) today organized a “Plant Genetic Resources Awareness Programme cum Diversity Fair” here at Zomkhang Hall. 
Principal Scientist, NBGPR Seed Technology New Dr Sushil Pandey while addressing the farmers spoke on topics such as organic farming, preservation of traditional crops and its seeds, food security, farmers’ registration, gene bank and doubling of farmers’ income. He further said that the purpose of the visit is not only to spread awareness about latest farming techniques, but also to know the traditional methods of agricultural activities. During interaction session, scientists from NBPGR Dr Narendra Pawar and Dr Arun Sharma explained the queries put forward by farmers relating to crop production and their qualitative and quantitative aspects.
Later the farmers were presented with agriculture toolkits. DIPRO 

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