The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmer’s Welfare, government of India; Skill India; in association with STRY program under National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE) and State Agricultural Management& Extension Training Institute (SAMETI), Nagaland funded the training of 15 women representatives of ten SHGs from different localities of Dimapur II to start their own small scale ginger candy and pineapple juice processing units.
The six-day long training from September 19 to 25 conducted by Zatara Pvt Ltd equipped the trainees with knowledge on food preservation, processing, packaging, FSSAI standards and regulations, branding and marketing of their products. The resource persons were Sentinaro Alley and Washipong Longkumer from Zatara and Sentibenla and Tzubentula from ATMA Dimapur.
Meanwhile, Zatara Pvt.Ltd thanked the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmer’s Welfare, MANAGE, SAMETI and ATMA, Dimapur for the support and giving the SHGs a stepping stone to financial independence.