ACOAM-Lup holds convention
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, February 09 2020: The All Club Organisations Association Manipur and Meira Paibi Lup (ACOAM-Lup) organised a one day public convention on "The Manipur Agricultural Produce and Livestock Marketing (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill 2017" at Lamyanba Shanglen Imphal Sunday.

Acknowledging that the Bill could be a 'game changer' for welfare agriculture sector in the State, the conference took several resolutions and asserted that the 'contention in the Bill regarding the membership and representative of the market committee of agriculturist from hill areas should be resolved satisfactorily'.

The State Assembly should take up necessary action to convert the Bill into Act as soon as possible, said a resolution of the conference.

Speaking at the conference, ACOAM-Lup president in-charge, Sanjit Soraisam raised concern about the shrinking agricultural land in the State and hinted that the State Government should take up all necessary actions to save the arable land.

The State, which once exported produces to neighbouring States is now reduced to a mere importer of all goods/produces, he said.

He also stated that the State should have enough cold storages to preserve and store the produces.

Head of Department of Economics, Manipur University, Professor Ksh Jhaljit Singh and National and International Awardee H Ibotombi Khuman also attended the conference.

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