Nagaland chief minister, T.R. Zeliang on Saturday inaugurated the state’s first ever Farmers’ Training School (FTS) at Jalukie, Peren district.
With Peren district being considered as one of the most fertile area in Nagaland and the school being established in the district, Zeliang urged the people to make best possible use of the training school and to work hard to boost the state’s economy through farming.
“If the people make good use of the school, state will see a sea of change of prosperity within four to five years”, he said.
With over 50% food grains being supplied from outside the state, Zeliang said it was a major concern, as Nagaland needed to attain self sufficiency by 2025. He said just by having mere vision, Nagas would never see the reality.
Laying emphasis on farming, he said “it is not only for the poor economic background but, everyone can do farming be it serving or retired government employees, educated unemployed.”
Parliamentary secretary for Vety. &AH, S. Chuba Longkumer in his address said that the FTS was to impart technical knowledge to the farmers in order to enhance animal production and allied activities for improving economic status of farmers and thereby creating job opportunity for the unemployed. This would have a significant beneficial impact in generating employment and reducing poverty in rural areas, he added.
Longkumer further said that FTS was designed to give a new generation of farmers the knowledge and skills they need to break into field of sustainable small scale of both rural and urban farming.
The programme was chaired by commissioner secretary, V&AH, M.K Mero.