The Sikkim Organic Day 2023 celebrated with much enthusiasm and honour at the Krishi Vigyan Kendra premises, Gyalshing, today.
The Minister, Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services Lok Nath Sharma graced the occasion as the chief guest.
The programme was organised in joint collaboration of Agriculture, Horticulture and AH&VS, which also had the presence of Senior officials from concerned departments, Self Help Groups, progressive farmers, Farmer’s Producers Organizations, stakeholders and public.
The Minister Sharma, visited the exhibition stalls and interacted with the departmental exhibitors, progressive farmers and the self help groups.
Minister Sharma, in his address, said that the state government has given utmost importance in agricultural practice under the visionary leadership of the Chief Minister and notably uplifted the farming community by initiating pathbreaking schemes and programmes.
The Minister said the state government has distributed production incentives of rupees nine crore fifty eight lakhs so far. A total of forty five thousand farmers have received dairy incentives of rupees thirty four crore and piggery farmers received rupees three crore under Pashu Dhan Samridhi Yojana.
( Source: IPR Sikkim)
