“We could never imagine before today a farming equipment and
technology exhibition being held in our village”, said Jadav Basumatary, a
progressive farmer from Barkachari Gaon, block Kathiatoli, district Nagaon in
Assam; a scenic state, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and
Barak River valleys in India.
“It
is so encouraging to see so many new machines that could reinvigorate farming
in our villages, making it profitable and maybe even generate more employment”
he adds, looking over at the latest farm machinery lined up at the farm
mechanization and technology exhibition organized in June by IRRI and partners
under project ‘Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation’ (APART).
