Gonda: The Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO), Gonda, organised a training programme on the use and benefits of IFFCO Nano Urea, Nano Zinc and Sagarika at Lalakpur village in Mankapur block on Monday.
Dr Ram Lakhan Singh, senior agronomy scientist at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Mankapur, explained the application and benefits of the products to participating farmers. He said their use could support healthy paddy crop growth, improve yield and strengthen the crop’s resistance to diseases.
Vibhakar Tiwari, Sales Field Assistant (SFA) with IFFCO Fertilisers, explained the recommended quantities for foliar spraying. He advised preparing a solution using four millilitres of Nano Urea, one millilitre of Nano Zinc and 2.5 millilitres of Sagarika per litre of water.
As part of the practical session, foliar spraying of nano fertilisers was demonstrated on paddy variety 5204 cultivated in the field of progressive farmer Chheetan Prasad Yadav in Lalakpur village.
The programme provided farmers with technical guidance on the application of nano fertilisers and their use in paddy cultivation.
Progressive farmers, including Baburam Yadav, representative of the village head, along with Sameer Kumar Verma, Rakesh Singh, Munna Verma, Baliram Yadav, Ritesh Singh and Arun Kumar Yadav, participated in the training and learned about improved farming practices.
