Arhar Diwas Celebrated at NICRA village, Dunda, District Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand

Arhar Diwas (Arhar day) was organised on 30^th Oct. 2013 at Dunda, NICRA village under KVK Chinyalisaur Uttarkashi to create awareness about the performance of drought tolerant Pigeon pea (Arhar) variety V L Arhar -1. The variety is being promoted in the village in large scale, where the performance of the variety is significantly superior over its local counter parts. Dr V K Sachan, Programme coordinator and PI of the project addressed the farmers on Arhar cultivation. He stressed that pigeon pea crop improves the soil characteristic and fertility status ensuring better growth to succeeding crop. Further, he added that Dunda village is drought-prone where this variety can be taken up profitably.  He emphasised that farmers should grow pigeon pea and other pulse crops in groups so that they could harness the benefits of collective marketing.

Subject Matter Specialists of Krishi Vigyan Kendra also addressed the farmers about the importance of pigeon pea cultivation.

The farmers who are cultivating V L Arhar -1 promised to retain their harvest and share it with their fellow farmers as seed material. More than 200 farmers attended the field day and visited the Arhar field and appreciated its performance.

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