Namthang, 25th March: The second awareness programme on “Workshop on Value-added products from Angora rabbit and Sheep based fibre towards doubling the farmer’s income” was organised by Krishi Vigyan Kendra South Sikkim in collaboration with ICAR-National Institute of Natural Fibre Engineering and Technology (NINFET) Kolkata under the NEH programme of ICAR-NINFET for the farmers of South and North Sikkim from 24th - 25th March 2021. The two-day programme was mainly conducted for the progressive sheep and angora farmers of Chuba Perbing village adopted and promoted by KVK South Sikkim and Rabum in North Sikkim where the Angora rabbit farming in Sikkim started in the year 2000. During the inaugural session, Senior Scientist and Head Shri. I.P. Shivakoti welcomed all the dignitaries, officials and farmers present in the programme. Dr Sanjoy Debnath Principal Scientist Nodal Officer NEH, ICAR-NINFET gave his lecture through a power-point presentation on “Processing of fibre and spinning of blended yarn of German Angora rabbit and Bonpala sheep”. Dr Chewang Norbu Bhutia Subject Matter Specialist (Animal Science) gave a brief insight of the programme and an overview on the start of Angora farming in the adopted village through a pilot project sanctioned by NABARD in 2018 and the success journey thereafter. The farmers were also given technical guidance on cage making, housing structures, care and management of Angora rabbit to farmers by Dr Chewang Norbu Bhutia. The programme concluded with the distribution of inputs wherein the farmers was benefitted from Angora rabbits, feed, medicines and caging materials.