Organic Kiwi, Orange available in state
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, December 21 2022:
Manipur Organic Mission Agency (MOMA) has made available organic Kiwi and Orange produced by farmers' clusters at the organic outlet located at the gate of directorate office of horticulture and soil conservation near Sanjenthong, Imphal.
Informing this to the media, MOMA project director and horticulture & soil conservation joint director K Debdutta Sharma said that the initiative has been taken up by MOMA under the aegis of horticulture and soil conservation minister Letpao Haokip.
It is an initiative to promote organic farmers while at the same time providing healthy organic fruits to the general public, he said.
The Kiwi fruits are produced by around 500 farmers from Oinam, Purul, Tungjoy and Mao and they are being made available to the public at affordable rate, he said, while encouraging the public to consume such fresh and organic products for healthy living.