Consultative meet cum get together event held
Source: The Sangai Express
Ukhrul, October 06 2017:
The Project Manager UDCRMS/IFAD, Ukhrul Tychicus Vashum asked the villages on the western side of Ukhrul district to at least showcase one organic agricultural product from their respective village in order to expose the potential of crop production in the district .
T Vashum stated this during a one day consultative meeting cum get-together programme for Natural Resource Management-Group (NaRM-G), organised under SHOMI cluster, for western side of Tangkhul villages, at Vayee demonstration farm, Talui village Ukhrul today .
According to him, the Government’s intervention through NERCORMP project, to improve the agricultural products of the State and the formation of Self Help Group (SHG) in villages, to promote the local level of marketing system, have to be strengthened by concerted effort and participation .
Vashum further mentioned that thousands of exotic fruit saplings were imported from other States namely Kiwi, Persimon, Walnut, Apple, Asparagus etc for growing in the district and added that some of them were already planted in Vayee farm .
He suggested a review meeting at local level and also in cluster wise, so as to shared and discuss the problem and issue regarding cultivation, marketing etc in order to brings tangible changes in the crop production .
Acting headman, Agiron said that Talui village has donated at least 2 hectares of land for the demonstration farm at Vayee area .
The village is prepared to extend maximum cooperation for every good cause of the people .
According to the farmers, local product such as chilly, maize, fruit and fish production have been increased .
Rekreithing Lungleng a member (CO) of Talui NaRM-G asserted that Talui village organises ‘Garlic festival’ every year after the production rate increase impressively .
More than 50 executives members from NaRM-G and people from neighbouring villages including Somdal, Phalee, Sirarakhong, Sanakeithei, Lamlang and Pharung and Talui, president and secretaries of different SHG group under SHOMI cluster attended.
The programme was hosted and organized by Talui NaRM-G .