Agri and allied depts. equipped with marketing skills

Dimapur, Oct. 29 (EMN): With a major focus being extensively on Agri entrepreneurship and Agri marketing, State Agricultural Management and Extension Training Institute (SAMETI) organised a three day trainers’ training programme on “Agricultural marketing & micro finance” from October 24 to 26.
The training was given to ATMA Block Technology Managers (BTM) and inspectors from Agri and Allied departments with a motive to help equip all stakeholders with better skills to promote better marketing of Agri and allied supplies.
Resource persons for the training programme were Dr. Amod Sharma, associate professor and head, Department of Agricultural Economics, NU SASRD; Uttam Das, assistant manager (credit), SBI Medziphema ADB Branch; Dr. Watimongla Jamir, vice principal of IETC; Alet Hangsing, joint director (Marketing), Department of Agriculture, Kohima; Prabin Das, marketing specialist of Central Institute of Horticulture, Medziphema; Sanjoy Das, assistant professor of NU SASRD and Dr. I Amenla, director SAMETI and principal IETC.
The three day training course covered both theory and practical on agriculture, agri-business and innovation; value chain approach: an overview; agri. watch: an overview; risks and risk management in agriculture; Kisan Credit Card (KCC); status of agricultural marketing in the state; marketing acts and future trading in the context of nagaland; marketing of horticultural crops; concept of marketing management; economic feasibility test and credit proposal and agricultural crop insurance.
Trainees also had an exposure field visit to PRISTINE’S Food processing unit, an emerging food processing unit and a PRISTINE’S piggery unit.
In a valedictory session, SAMETI Director Dr. I Amenla in her address congratulated the trainees on the successful completion of the training. She said it is the need of the time to tune up the agriculture marketing of the state to enable the farmers face the new challenges and reap the opportunities as well. She also encouraged the participants to be smart agriculturalist so that every issue of a farmer will be challenged and also insisted them to take initiatives in motivating and assisting the Naga farmers.
Feedback on training was presented by Mapusenla Jamir, HEA, Mokokchung and Machamo Ngullie, BTM, Mon district. The training programme was attended by participants from all districts of the state. The training concluded with distribution of certificates to trainees by Dr. Beremjungla, lecturer and in-charge Bio Control Laboratory.