30 IDPs trained on making banana products
Source: Chronicle News Service / Kaimuanthang Mangte
CCpur, October 20 2023:
The Khankholawm Banana Fibre and Food Processing Industry located at Thingjabong, Churachandpur is conducting a 14-day training for 30 internally displaced persons (IDPs) on the knowledge and techniques of banana products.
The training, which commenced on September 27, 2023, will conclude on Saturday.
According to Lilim, chairman of the fibre and food processing business, the industry will launch another phase of the training with 35 IDPs.
The training programme's main goal is to equip participants, particularly internally displaced persons, with the information and skills they need to banana fibre extraction for a sustainable and eco-friendly alternative to traditional textile production and various craft that can be made using the fibre.
The participants in the training programme included farmers, artisans and students from Churachandpur as well as people who had been displaced from other locations .