Agri Minister seeks public support for Agro Tourism
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, June 04 2012:
Agriculture Minister Abdul Nasir has appealed to the public for their support in establishing Agro Tourism in the state.
The Minister was speaking at a Farmers' Training Programme cum Distribution of farming materials Charangpat as Chief Guest today.
The Minister announced that he will take up all necessary steps to promote and develop Agricultural sector in the state so as to increase agricultural products through application of scientific technologies.
Experts in the field will also be called in to impart training to the farmers.
In case of surplus production, the excess produce will be exported to outside Manipur.
Observing that Manipur has come a long way in the field of education and sports and has been able to occupy a specific place in the world, the Minister said that likewise we need to develop the state in the field of agriculture as well.
For this, we need to establish Agro Tourism with the support of the public.
In that case, farmers of the state would also be regarded highly as in other developed countries of the world.
The function was presided by MLA K Meghachandra.
Later in the function, farming materials and tools were distributed among the farmers.