School of Agricultural Sciences, Nagaland University, conducts scientific beekeeping training for farmers of Sirhima and Sirhi-Angami villages under National Beekeeping and Honey Mission.
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DIMAPUR — As part of the ongoing implementation of the National Beekeeping and Honey Mission (NBHM), intensive scientific beekeeping training and demonstration programmes were conducted at the project site of the School of Agricultural Sciences, Nagaland University (SAS, NU), Medziphema Campus, from January 21 to the 27th.
Farmers from Sirhima and Sirhi-Angami villages participated in the week-long training, which focused on strengthening practical skills in scientific beekeeping and improving understanding of bee management for enhanced honey production and crop pollination, stated an update.
The project-site training provided participants with direct exposure to model apiaries, scientific bee box designs, colony management techniques, disease control measures and hygienic honey extraction practices. Attention was also placed on the role of bees in improving oilseed crop productivity, thereby linking apiculture with sustainable agricultural systems.
The programme was funded by the National Bee Board (NBB), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India, and implemented by SAS, NU under the leadership of Dr. Mary N Odyuo and Dr. Avinash Chauhan, who also served as course directors.
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