Sensitization of Farmers about foldscope usage in different regions of Punjab

Dec 24, 2018 • 4:52 AM UTC

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Samriti Dhawan

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Punjab
State has got its name from the five rivers – Sutlej , Ravi , Beas , Chenab and Jhelum .
Post Independence Sutlej, Ravi and Beas are part of the Indian Punjab.
These rivers divided the land into separate regions, probably that restricted the
interaction between the people living in these geographically separated
Regions. Due to this, there is a difference between the language and culture of
the people living in these regions. This variation is still prevalent in the
state and on this basis in local language; Punjab has different regions which
are known as:
Majha
Malwa
Doaba
Powadh.
# JDua-An Outreach Drive was initiated by planning field visits to different regions of Punjab to sensitize the farmers on foldscope usage The area covered in the visit on 19 th December was Majha region . Majha region mainly covers the area between Beas and Ravi rivers. It includes Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Gurdaspur, Pathankot.

Initially farmers thought that they can directly view through it, but when they were explained about the working of foldscope they find it a very good tool for plant pathology studies for their field crops. Visit was planned with assistance from members of reputed Fertilizer company. We have collected various samples in the visit for further analysis.