Awareness campaign on mulberry plantation held
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, June 08 2011:
A One Day Farmers' Training Programme on Mulberry Plantation organised by the Directorate of Sericulture in association with Imphal East District Sericulture Cooperative Federation Ltd was held today at the Sericulture Project Management Complex, Sangaipat, Imphal East.
Sericulture Minister Y Erabot and Under Secretary, Sericulture L Jugeshwar graced the training programme as chief guest and president respectively.
MLA E Suraj and Sericulture Director H Ginjamang Simte also attended as guests of honour.
Speaking in the occasion, minister Erabot said that the sericulture project was first introduced in the state under the financial assistance of Japan in 2003 .
Moreover Government of India had also earmarked Rs 61.11 crore under SPA from the current year onwards.
An expert team from Japan had inspected the project and the assistance of second phase will be released soon if they are satisfied with the progress of the project.