Advisor of Agriculture, Mhathung Yanthan flagged off the Organic Ginger Consignment from Dimapur to Odisha on 15th April 2023, which was marketed by Wokhaland Organic Ginger Producer Company Limited under the Mission of Organic Value Chain Development for North East Region Phase III with the support from the Department of Agriculture and Government of Nagaland and service provider by COLKS (Centre of learning, Knowledge, and Services)
In his keynote address, Joseph Yanthan said that locally 70% of agriculture is taking place in the state, and with this advantage, jhum cultivation is producing different varieties of organic crops. He said that 23000 farmers have benefited by supporting farmers in inputs, technology, and hand-to-hand holding of training. All these training facilities have been provided through this program. He also mentioned that another phase will be starting soon this year and with the help of the three services provider like COLKS, GREEN CARAVAN, AND ENTREPRENEURS ASSOCIATION where these three are playing a big role in the grassroots being linked with the farmers to deal with the companies. A total of 380 villages have been covered and have seen some improvement throughout the past years. The important commercial crops were ginger, turmeric, naga king chili, brown rice, etc.
Mhathung Yanthan, Advisor of Agriculture said that he would support the farmers as it would go a long way by fulfilling the objective of the farmers, helping them, and improving the agriculture products in our state. He noted that in the field of agriculture, importance should be made on solving the problem and taking up the challenge during different climate changes. He also mentioned that farmers should profit, "let this be a humble beginning and there will be more buyers in the future. We should be ready with everything if demands come from the International and national sectors." He also encouraged the Department of Agriculture to put more effort so that state organic products are used all over the country.
(Limatoshi, IA Dimapur)
