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Report on Gulibi Youth Farm Entrepreneurs Visit to ARDC
Wengkhar and ARDSC Lingmethang
Date: 10-11 May 2017
Report Complied By;
SangayJamtsho and ThinlayWangdi
(ARDC Wengkhar) (ARDSC Lingmethang)
ARDC Wengkhar - CARLEP IFAD Activity Implementation Report No. 8/2016-17
Youth farmers group of Gulibi from Minjeygeog under LhuntseDzongkhag visited the
Agriculture Research and Development Centre Wengkhar and Sub-centreat Lingmethang from
10th
and 11th
May 2017. The group which consists of 23 members was lead by the MinjeyGeog
Agriculture Extension official with an objective to get an exposure on the farming technologies
at Centre.
On 10th
May the youth group visited Sub-centreLingmethang. Upon arrival the participants were
served tea with biscuits. They were then brief about the centre and the activities in the field. The
group was then lead to the field to see various activities in the field. They had visited the dragon
fruit, avocado, mango, litchi, pomelo, banana, papaya, watermelon, vegetable production blocks
and maize seed production block. The groups were then taken to the nursery block were they
were explained on fruit crop nursery production techniques and vegetable nursery growing
techniques like poly bag fillings, grafting on avocado fruit plants and vegetable transplanting.
After the lunch the group was taken to the Mountain Hazelnut Venture. They were taken in the
hazelnut nursery production and visited the medium preparation, cooling chamber, medium
sterilization block and nursery raising techniques.
After the visit at the Mountain Hazelnut Venture Gulibi Youth Farmers group was then taken to
the Regional Pig and Poultry Breeding Centre. From there the group then departed to Agriculture
Research and Development Centre, Wengkhar.
Figure 1:Youth visit to Lingmethang
On 11th
the youth group visited at ARDC Wengkhar.
At Wengkharthey were presented on centre
information, technologies available at centre for
commercialization of agriculture and how centre
helps youth and other clients to come up with
farming by Mr. SangayJamtsho (Res. Com. Sector).
CARLEP, PD high-lighted the important roles of
youth as farmers and shared heart-felt appreciation
for them for being Educated Youth Farmers.
To believe in farming and to show available resources and inputs at centre for farming, youths
were guided towards field starting from the visit of seed bank. They were shown how to preserve
seeds and store seeds. They are also explored to the seed display room to show them availability
of seeds on different varieties of different crops.
Figure 2: Briefing youth on farming Technologies
Figure 3: Visit to Seed Bank and display room
Then they were taken to kiwi block, citrus, Persimmon and pear blocks. During the visit, they
were educated on orchard management practices and high-lighted on importance of pruning,
training, fruit thinning, irrigation, fertilization and manure.
Mr. TsheringPenjor, Agriculture Principal Officer, who developed smart irrigation and Electric
Fencing emphasized to make use of such improved technologies and he stated that such
technologies has now made farming much easier to farmers. Working mechanism of automated
smart irrigation was also demonstrated for them keeping in view of water scarcity and
importance of water for plants as well as for whole world.
Figure 4: Visit to Citrus orchard and Pear orchard
Figure 5: Demonstration on working mechanism of Smart Irrigation
To start with farming, youth group has started with upland paddy, soya-bean and vegetables. So, they
were taken to visit vegetable blocks. Mr. Karma Tenzin and M/s. KelzangLhadon, in briefexplained them
regarding vegetable cultivation and vegetable seed production.
Last session of their visit was; practical on citrus grafting. Mr. UgyenSonam Sr. Agri-Supervisor. First
explained them on different methods of plant propagations, he also shared some knowledge regarding
important benefits of plant propagations. Then he demonstrated on citrus grafting and citrus budding
for the visitors, The Youth Group.
All the youth were strongly motivated for farming and they said they will do their best to work as
farmers. The whole program was successful with fund support from CARLEP-IFAD.
Figure 6: Visit to vegetable blocks
Figure 7: Learning techniques on plant propagation
List of Participants
Sl. No. Name Gender Contact No.
1 Deki Yuden F 77309078
2 Tashi Yangzom F 17948782
3 Sonam Choden F 17628686
4 Tashi Tshomo F 17672162
5 Pema Tenzin M 17301032
6 Thinley Jamtsho M 17628521
7 Pema Yangzom F 17576554
8 Karma M 17647611
9 Gayduen Jamtsho M 17659085
10 Ngawang Zangmo F 17310456
11 Pema Yuden F 77413968
12 Chimi Selden F 17591132
13 Pema Tenzin M
14 Tashi Wangdi M
15 Dechen Wangmo F 17948786
16 Choki Dema F 17597008
17 Thukten Lhamo F 17552657
18 Pema Yangden F 17948532
19 Jambay Dema F 17627312
20 Kunzang Tshomo F 17902567
21 Yangchen F 1774090
22 Sonam Dorji M 16930571
23 Sangay Dema F 77270726
24 Peme Choden F 17335796
25 Ugyen Yeshi M Bus Driver
26 Sonam Gyeltshen M ARDC Wengkhar staff
27 Kinley Tshering M ARDC Wengkhar staff
28 Karma Tenzin M ARDC Wengkhar staff
29 Ugyen Sonam M ARDC Wengkhar staff
30 Tshering Penjor M ARDC Wengkhar staff
31 Kelzang Lhadon F ARDC Wengkhar staff
32 Sangay Jamtsho M ARDC Wengkhar staff
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