Organic inputs distributed
Source: The Sangai Express
Kakching, September 03 2018:
Apunba Organic Producer Company Ltd, Thoubal under Mission Organic Value Change Development North East region (MOVCD-NER), Ministry of Agriculture, Govt of India distributed organic input to the farmers beneficiary of Kakching Khunou in a simple function held at Kakching Khunou Awang Leikai Mandap yesterday.
During the distribution function, chairman Apunba Organic Producer Company Limited and Sugnu AC ex-candidate Khaidem Sharat said that the organic input was distributed to the farmers with the objective to convert North East zone into organic zone by Ministry of Agriculture, Govt of India under MOVCD-NER flagship scheme.
Apunba Organic Producer Company is one such company sponsored by Agriculture Department under MOVCD in Thoubal district and there are about 500 farmers beneficiary under this Company.
The Company with the support of farmers beneficiary has been cultivating the aromatic black rice since 2016 with the mission to make Manipur an organic State but due to limited and restricted marketing opportunities Agriculture Department has been extending subsidized cash incentives of Rs 7,500 along with organic input to the farmers for the cultivation of Tampha phou and RCM 9-10 per hectare in place of black rice starting this year.
Sugnu AC ex-candidate Yumnam Jiban and ex-candidate M Binod also attended the function.