Meet on preparation of livelihood policy held
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Daniel Kamei
Tamenglong, March 08 2013:
With an aim to prepare strategic policies to ensure and achieve food security and sustainable development in Tamenglong district, a one-day consultative on preparation of livelihood policy for Tamenglong district was held at Shekinu-Inn, Tamenglong district HQs today with Gongjeng Pamei, Assistant Director, RD& CAP, Tamenglong and T.Panmei, EO, Agriculture Tamenglong as resource persons.
Organized by Sustainable Livelihood Forum (SLF-M), Tamenglong, the event was facilitated by People's Endeavour for Social Change (PESCH), Tamenglong.
As many as 36 persons including Govt.officials, farmers, social workers, NGOs, church leaders and SHGs based in Tamenglong District attended in the consultation.
The meet also unanimously adopted a number of resolutions.
These include promotion of livestock in the region as alternative means to agriculture, implement of equipments like sprayers, others equipments as per the need of the farmers, good rapport and communication between govt.concerned department and NGOs and farmers, prioritizing production like identification of crops, area wise training of farmers on food processing, demand for food processing unit for the district, demand for Zeliangrong market space at Imphal, (Mantripukhri), Jiribam (Lamlong area), and urging the Government to lift PDS items and drop at PDCs.