AIR Adilabad celebrated Radio Kisan Diwas with great fervour on 15th February 2017. The event saw participation from local progreesive farmers in large numbers along with agriculture experts, subject matter specialists, senior bank officials, district administration officials and local media across four districts of erstwhile Adilabad. The highlights of the programme are as follows:
1. Felicitations to eight remarkable farmers from four districts, with handloom products, radio sets and tiffin boxes.
1. Felicitations to eight remarkable farmers from four districts, with handloom products, radio sets and tiffin boxes.
2. Exhibition of vintage radio sets and distribution of prizes.
3. Exchange of thoughts and ideas for making Kisanvani agriculture programmes more relevant and useful to the farmers.
3. Exchange of thoughts and ideas for making Kisanvani agriculture programmes more relevant and useful to the farmers.
4. Traditional Millet dishes including a forgotten dish of Jawar vermicelli with rice flour kheer.
5. Traditional folk songs and narratives on nature and agriculture.
News stories on the event got published in 'The Hindu' and several other local newspapers. Following is the link of 'The Hindu'
5. Traditional folk songs and narratives on nature and agriculture.
News stories on the event got published in 'The Hindu' and several other local newspapers. Following is the link of 'The Hindu'
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/Radio-Kisan-Diwas-celebrated-at-AIR/article17307687.ece
Contributed By:K Rameshwar,Programme Executive ,AIR,ADILABAD,airadilabad@gmail.com
Contributed By:K Rameshwar,Programme Executive ,AIR,ADILABAD,airadilabad@gmail.com