Centre of Learning, Knowledge and Services (COLKS), a service provider of department of agriculture, would be providing its services in Dimapur district under Mission Organic Value Chain Development – North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER) Phase III.
A press release by COLKS stated that the centre would be handholding farmers from four districts of Nagaland – Phek, Peren, Kiphire and Wokha with selected crops namely ginger, maize, large cardamom and king chilli.
The centre said farmers would be provided with trainings on ICS management and certification, branding, labelling, quality control, campaign awareness and also be provided with market linkages under the MOVCDNER Phase III plan, over a period of three years.
COLKS aims to form one Farmer Producer Company (FPC) each from all the four districts – Phek, Peren, Wokha and Kiphire. So far, COLKS has formed five Farmer Interest Groups (FIGs) from Phek district, 15 FIGs in Peren district.