ITANAGAR, Sep 22: Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Longding led by A Kirankumar Singh initiated to make the farmers trained about sustainable Jhum (shifting) cultivation practices, aiming to address the critical issues of soil erosion, nutrient loss, and water scarcity that challenge traditional farming in the rainfed hill regions of Longding district.

As part of this effort, a training programme was organized at Mophakhat village under Kanubari circle, where Singh and his team introduced a scientifically designed Rabi crop package, featuring high-yielding and climate-resilient varieties of mustard, lentil, pea and gram, combined with sustainable practices such as line sowing, proper crop spacing, organic manure application, crop rotation, intercropping, and mulching to improve soil structure

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