Farmers’ training on cultivation of lemon, banana and pineapple organized by departments of Horticulture and District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) Dimapur under MGNREGA convergence programme, was held Wednesday at Green Park, 5th Mile Dimapur.
Delivering a keynote address, project director DRDA Dimapur, Alemla Chishi said the training was to technically equip the farmers on the cultivation of the crops so as to ensure successful implementation of the programme. She said that two departments, with sincere efforts, have taken a big step forward by giving much importance to convergence programme for development of rural areas.
Stating that Dimapur district is the mirror of entire state, Alemla urged the farmers to put in extra effort to sustain the projects by showing success results in a competitive spirit among farmers. Also stating that concerned department(s) would be strictly monitoring all the activities, she called upon the farmers to be sincere in implementing the programmes in their respective villages.
The inaugural programme for the training was chaired by district horticulture officer, Dimapur, Jerry Patton. In his remark, Jerry said, the convergence programme was purely for the benefit of the villagers and therefore they should make best use of it.
Block development officer, Medziphema RD Block, Chitsorn Vasa proposed vote of thanks.
Horticulture officer, Temsu Longkumer conducted training on banana and pineapple while assistant horticulture officer, Aoimrong Aier conducted training on lemon cultivation.
Program officer DRDA, Moakokba, APC DRDA Imkong Phom, and JE, Kuhuboto block, K. Alem Jamir were other officials who were present in the training.
About 40 farmers from Medziphema and Kuhuboto rural development blocks attended the training.