AALO, Dec 23: Around 300 progressive farmers from across the district gathered at the residence of  Doi Ado, Chairman, SSF to attend the awareness programme on Stevia Medicinal Plants, tea cultivation, mushroom, vermin compost fertilizers and aromatic and medicinal plants on Saturday.
The resource persons, Arupjyoti Das, Assistant Director, Tea Board of India, Itanagar said that care and hard work is needed to pluck tea for 60-100 years and 30 varieties of tea can be grown through bank subsidies.
Raju Boro, Stevia Consultants, Guwahati disclosed that Stevia can be harvested 4-5 times a year and company is importing quality seeds for the farmers. Dr. Chandan Tamuly, Senior Scientist CSIR dwelt at length on various methods and techniques of farming through power point presentation. Yomjum Yomgam, representative of one of the best working NGOs of the state in various fields also shared his experiences to farmers on self sustaining measures without depending on government. SSF chairman Doi Ado and secretary Nyakar Raksap said that the district is bestowed with one of the best fertile soils in the country and time has come for setting up a unique example in farming sector. Four tier system of clubs right from grassroots level to apex body is being worked out and appealed to all farmers to place all documents to obtain subsidy.

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Kenter Joya Riba

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