#indiafoldscopephase1:Big Thanks to Dr.Manu Prakash and DBT for helping needy farmers to diagnosis crop diseases

Nov 14, 2018 • 10:03 AM UTC

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Working as a Senior Technical Officer in Division of Educational Kits (DEK), National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT),an autonomous organization under MHRD, Govt.of India, Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi110016. Dealing with development of Educational School Kits as per NCERT school curriculum; Training for how to use Educational school kits and development of science/Mathematics working table top models.

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Foldscope became life saver to the farmers of Dukli agri sector of West Tripura. As a part of farmers training DEK NCERT New Delhi and twinning partner Collage of Agriculture Tripura take up this DBTs initiative foldscope to the remote west tripura village

Mr.Binay Deboroy, Agri sector officer State Govt of Tripura , informed Dr.DP Awasthi Principal investigator and Asst Prof of CAT that farmers of Shekarkota village of dukli sector West Tripura are facing problem for crop death of Bringel , bitter guard, tomato and cabbage due to some unknown diseases. So Dr DP Awasthi of CAT and Mr. VB Patil both foldscope Principal investigators rushed to site along with Mr.Binay Agri sector Officer on 14.11.2018

Where we heard their grievances and started collecting samples from thetheir farms in presence of farmers and also started educating them about how to collect samples

The collected samples loaded with foldscope and studied at farms

Foldscope images detected that micro insect under the leaves of bringal , bitter guard and tomato is harming the crop. This insect is not visible by nacked eyes and farmed were not aware of such insect. The farmers are also given opportunity to hands on foldscope and to see the micro demon harming their crops

Few images are also captured using smart phone and also shown to farmers

Dr DP Awasthi suggested suitable antibacterial medicine and also taken all the samples for further detailed study at CAT with further promise to provide more information and hands on sessions using foldscope at their farms.

18 farmers from said village conveyed Big Thank you to Dr Manu Prakash and DBT for providing such a nice research tool

#indiafoldscopephase1:Big Thanks to Dr.Manu Prakash and DBT for helping needy farmers to diagnosis crop diseases

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