On 18 August, 2021, on the occasion of Parthenium Awareness Week, an online ‘YouTube Live Phone in programme was organized by Reliance Foundation, Mumbai. Dr. J.S. Mishra, Director, ICAR-DWR and Dr. Sushil Kumar, Principal Scientist and National Coordinator of Parthenium Awareness Week participated in this programme. From ICAR-DWR.
The programme was organized for the benefit of farmers of 7 Hindi speaking states viz, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand and Jharkhand to make them aware about the increasing problem of Parthenium weed and the ways of its management.
Many farmers asked questions through chat box or through phone to know about the management of the weeds and for its utilization. Reply was given by the speakers. In this programme 236 farmers participated. The program was coordinated by Mr. Arjuna Ghothi and Mr. Jagdish Prajapati of Reliance foundation.