{"id":433,"date":"2025-09-27T18:26:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T12:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/10on10.io\/?p=433"},"modified":"2025-09-27T18:26:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T12:56:35","slug":"sikkim-governor-urges-scientists-to-focus-on-crop-value-addition-and-large-cardamom-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/10on10.io\/?p=433","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Sikkim Governor Urges Scientists to Focus on Crop Value Addition and Large Cardamom Development&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"313\" data-end=\"525\">Sikkim Governor <strong data-start=\"351\" data-end=\"372\">Om Prakash Mathur<\/strong> has called on agricultural scientists to put greater focus on <strong data-start=\"435\" data-end=\"462\">value addition of crops<\/strong> to boost farmers\u2019 income and strengthen the state\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"527\" data-end=\"814\">Speaking at the <strong data-start=\"543\" data-end=\"614\">ICAR-ATARI (Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute)<\/strong> workshop organized in collaboration with <strong data-start=\"656\" data-end=\"705\">Central Agricultural University (CAU), Imphal<\/strong> at Namchi, Governor Mathur emphasized the need for <strong data-start=\"757\" data-end=\"788\">advanced farming techniques<\/strong> and modern innovations.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"816\" data-end=\"866\">Importance of Drone Technology in Agriculture<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"867\" data-end=\"1089\">Highlighting the role of technology in farming, the Governor said that <strong data-start=\"938\" data-end=\"958\">drone technology<\/strong> can transform agriculture in Sikkim by improving efficiency, reducing costs, and helping farmers monitor crops more effectively.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1091\" data-end=\"1138\">Need for More Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs)<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1139\" data-end=\"1340\">Governor Mathur also suggested setting up more <strong data-start=\"1186\" data-end=\"1218\">Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs)<\/strong> in Sikkim to provide farmers with hands-on training, research support, and practical solutions to improve productivity.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1342\" data-end=\"1390\">Focus on Large Cardamom \u2013 Sikkim\u2019s Key Crop<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1391\" data-end=\"1593\">He stressed that scientists should especially work on <strong data-start=\"1445\" data-end=\"1481\">value addition of large cardamom<\/strong>, one of Sikkim\u2019s most important crops, to increase its market value and create new opportunities for farmers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sikkim Governor Om Prakash Mathur has called on agricultural scientists to put greater focus on value addition of crops to boost farmers\u2019 income and strengthen the state\u2019s economy. 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