#Biofortified Wheat Seeds Distributed to Selected Farmers Free of Cost under #HarvestPlus

Mr Anil Mishra the Contact Farmer from Asiwan, Attending the National Seminar on Growth with Justice

We helped Centre for Research and Development, Gorakhpur in identifying potential farmers in Unnao district and distributing 100 kg biofortified wheat seeds under the #HarvestPlus programme to these farmers on trial basis.

The programme proved to be a great success. Mr Anil Mishra one of those farmers was invited to share his success story at our National Seminar on Growth with Justice on April 10, 2016 at Unity Degree College, Lucknow. Sample harvested grain was collected for hem for testing the nutrient quality in it.

Kisan Goshthi at Village Sidhnath, Asiwan, Mianganj, Unnao

On November 8, 2015 within less than a month of our incorporation, we organised a Kisan Goshthi (Farmers' Meet) at the Shahar Bano Begum Saheba Memorial Girls English School, in which Prof B. N. Singh, Former Director, Central Rice Research Institute Cuttack,  Former Director Research, Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, Jharkhand and Director Centre for Research and Development, Gorakhpur addressed local farmers, listened to their problems, answered to their queries and questions and guided them on how to manage and optimise their food grain production.

Hon'ble Mr Justice Imtiyaz Murtaza, Patron LEAD Trust, chaired the meet. In addition Mr Masood Rezvi Chairman and Managing Trustee, LEAD Trust, Ms Samina Javed, Secretary, LEAD Trust, Mr Murtaza Hasnain Khan, Secretary, Justice Murtaza Husain Educational Charitable Trust, and Mr Nadeem Murtaza, Treasurer Unity Technical Institute Society were also present.

The farmers enthusiastically participated in the programme and some of them came forward for trying new technologies. We are sharing photographs from the programme.