First National Horticulture Expo in Imphal on June 11
Source: Hueiyen News Service / NNN
Imphal, June 06 2015 :
The First Manipur National Horti Expo cum Workshop 2015 will be held in Imphal from June 11 .
Organised by the State Horticulture Mission of the Department of Horticulture and Soil Conservation, the event will witness attendance of many high-profile scientists and scholars from the State and outside as well.
A press meet was held by Horticulture Minister Gaikhangam to announce the news at his Secretariat office on Saturday.
He said that the expo will provide an opportunity to the State Department concerned to take stock of the potential and prospects in horticulture sector in the region, besides identifying further strategies for development of horticulture and floriculture sector.
But the State is lagging behind commercialisation aspects due to lack of exposure to outside States and countries.
More than 60 exhibitors including national-level companies and delegates from Myanmar are expected to participate in the expo, he added.
The expo will be held at MFDC Auditorium and Hapta Kangjeibung in Palace Compound, Imphal.
Gaikhangam further said that the exhibition cum expo is an attempt by the State department to open up the possibilities of in-flow of finance capital, technological advancement and partnerships.
The main objectives of organising such a mega event include increasing awareness among various stakeholders in need of skill development, promoting awareness for unique products of Manipur, catalysing public-private partnership, among many others.