Darrang farmers take pledge to make Darrang green

Darrang farmers take pledge to make Darrang green

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MANGALDAI: “We have taken the pledge to continue our mission to initiate multi-cropping farming instead of the traditional single cropping and to make our fields evergreen throughout the year by adopting the organic cultivation besides concentrating on fish and duck farming, horticulture, piggery etc,” a group of eight progressive farmers of the district has taken this pledge while offering their heartfelt farewell to the outgoing Deputy Commissioner Ashok Kumar Barman on the very first day of the ‘Bhogali Bihu’ on Tuesday at his official bungalow.

“The agro-horticulture farmers of Darrang district are highly grateful to Darrang Deputy Commissioner Ashok Kumar Barman as since his joining in the district two years back has constantly been encouraging and inspiring the educated unemployed youths of the district to take up the path of agriculture farming only to make them self sufficient. It is only because of the constructive advice and suggestions of the Deputy Commissioner that a good number of unemployed youth of the district instead of running after grade IV jobs, have dedicated their life in agriculture farming that too in organic way,” said a group of eight upcoming progressive farmers of the district while talking to media persons.

These farmers group included Habib Rahman and Jahangir Alom of Kharupetia, Dhruba Jyoti Saikia of Ram Gaon, Nayan Moni Saikia and Mahendra Barua of Moholiapara, Kushal Deka of Naharbari, Nawab Ali of Bodiasicha. Mention may be made here that of all the 25 Deputy Commissioners of the district till date, Ashok Kumar Barman is the only Deputy Commissioner to create a mass awareness campaign throughout the district on the need of taking agriculture as the source of self-employment. He even took personal initiative to interact with the villagers only to inspire and motivate them for taking multi-cropping farming using the organic way.

Significantly a good number of youths of the district have responded in a positive way to the clarion call given by the Deputy Commissioner. On the other hand, the members of Mangaldai media circle being an organization of the mediapersons also extended all help and cooperation in organizing seminars and workshop on fish farming, cultivation of Assam lemon and Bhoot Chilli which was attended by a good numbers of participants mostly from the rural areas. Highly inspired by the suggestions of the Deputy Commissioner, these farmers also started cultivating strawberries, apple ber, black rice in commercial purpose.

The Deputy Commissioner while entertaining the young farmers with the traditional Bihu delicacies assured them to extend all possible help and cooperation in the days to come. “I am highly overwhelmed by the positive response of this group of young farmers and I am highly hopeful that the agro-horticultural products of the district within a short period will be able to capture the national market. I am also delighted to know that the products of Darrang have already earned good response in the international markets at London, Doha and Singapore,” said Deputy Commissioner Ashok Kumar Barman. Office bearers of Mangaldai Media Circle namely Mayukh Goswami, Ganesh Dutta and Bhargab Kumar Das and women activist Subhalakhsmi Kataki also present in the interaction.

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