On 9th May 2022, a Coordination meeting with FPOs and an awareness programme on Entrepreneurship in Agriculture were held at the Farmer’s Producer Organization office in Zunheboto town. The awareness programme was organized by the Department of Agriculture, Zunheboto District. 

The FPO Chairman, Holuto Ayemi highlighted the importance of FPOs in marketing, and registration of businesses with MSME and gave insights on branding and packaging for value addition.  Agricultural Inspector, Kikato Zhimomi discussed the activities and action plan of the Department of Agriculture.  Priyanka Kumar from the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship spoke about the benefits of FPOs in reducing production costs and logistical management, schemes available for FPOs and SHGs, and the potential of food processing units as an enterprise, and Iloka Yeptho from NSRLM also spoke. The programme ended with a discussion with farmers on the entrepreneurial challenges faced by them and possible solutions.

(Avika Awomi, IA Zunheboto)