Farmers advised to take organic produces beyond local market

Dimapur, April 22 (EMN): Realising the potential of organic farming in the State, Rani Kumudini, Joint Secretary (INM) along with Mercy Epao, Director DoNER and Er. Sandeep Janghu, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu visited the Organic fields of Tsiesema, Chunlika, Molvum and Bade village.
Rani Kumudini also paid a visit to Agriculture Department laboratories at Medziphema. The team also visited Nagaland State Agricultural Marketing Board (NSAMB) complex at Agri-Expo Site 4th Mile Dimapur and Weekly Market held in Dimapur and interacted with the Farmers Producer Organization (FPO) and asked the FPO members to make best use of the Mission Organic Value Chain Development (MOVCD) programme for North Eastern Region in order to promote marketing the organic farm produces to outside the state and beyond in the processed form for premium price.
She had also visited Nagaland Honey Bee Mission (NHBM) and Nagaland Bamboo Mission (NBM) complex and suggested the bee keeping can be incorporated in organic clusters for production of organic honey by the same beneficiaries.