Land resources dept inaugurates marketing shed at Meriema

EMN Kohima, December 9 A marketing shed which was constructed under Entry Point Activity (EPA) at Meriema village was inaugurated today by T. Renben Jami, Joint Director, and the Supervisory Officer, Kohima District, Department of Land Resources. The marketing shed was constructed under IWMP Project VII to cater to the needs of the villagers especially the Self-Help Groups in selling their products and give them a platform to earn and be self-reliant. The programme was chaired by Thepfuleo Huozha, Secretary, Meriema Village Council. Invocation prayer was offered by Keduolhoulie, Pastor, Baptist Church, Meriema. A short speech was delivered by Dr. Menuosietuo Tseikha , District Project Officer wherein he challenged the villagers to become self- reliant and work for the welfare of posterity by conserving our land and gave the assurance to the villagers that the departmental functionaries will give their best to the villagers and for this he asked for co-operation from the villagers in order to make the project a success . T. Renben Jami in his speech challenged the SHG members to make full use of the Marketing shed which has been constructed for their benefit. He also stressed upon them to have a daily market without which the purpose of the marketing shed would be meaningless. He also advised the SHG members on the importance of Package of the goods which are put for sale. He encouraged them to use plantain leaves and not polythene bags for packing the vegetables. Neat packing not only makes the goods attractive, it also shows that the vegetables have been cleaned and have been neatly packed for sale. Vote of thanks was pronounced by Dzieselhoulie, Chairman, Watershed Committee, Meriema Village. He also informed the gathering that every household in the village is maintaining a kitchen garden. With the surplus of vegetables and apart from the daily market, wholesale of the vegetables will also be carried out in the marketing shed. The programme was attended by the district field officers, village council members and members of the Self-Help Groups in the village.