Sustainable agriculture through seed village concept in West Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh

Seeds are fundamental to farming from the ancient agriculture to modern agriculture. Timely availability of quality seed of locally adapted crops and varieties is a pre-requisite for rainfed agriculture. In the present study Bhalum-3 variety of rice was introduced under the seed village programme at Lipunamchi village in West Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh. Time to time interaction and training programme were conducted. Seed village programme proved highly useful with partial perception among the farmers. It also led to the sustainable development of the farming community of the village and reduced dependency of the farmers on the external sources for agricultural input.