A three Days “Entrepreneurship Development Programme on Post Harvest Management and Value Addition of Economically Important
Crops” was conducted at ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Manipur Centre, Lamphelpat, Imphal. The training programme from
4th to 6th March 2024 was organised with funding from Agriculture Business Incubation (ABI), ICAR Manipur Centre in association
with International Competence Centre for Organic Agriculture (ICCOA), which is a Service Provider under MOVCDNER-Phase III.
The dignitaries in the inaugural programme were Md Zakir Hussain,
Joint Director, Department of Horticulture & Soil Conservation, Government of Manipur & Mission Director, Mission for
Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) as the Chief Guest; Shri Kh. Nimaichand Singh, Project Officer, Manipur
Organic Mission Agency (MOMA), Department of Agriculture, Government of Manipur and Shri Duleshwar Borgohain, Senior
Manager NER, ICCOA as the Guests of Honour; Dr. Ramgopla Laha, Head of ICAR Manipur Centre as the President along with
Dr. I. Meghachandra Singh, Principal Scientist & Nodal Officer Seed, ICAR Manipur Centre and Dr. Kh. Rishikanta Singh,
Senior Scientist, Course Director as the podium members. The training programme was organized with the objective to impart
knowledge and skill on processing, values addition, packaging and management of economically important crops of the state.
Vermicomposting, Azolla production and Entrepreneurship Development for High Value Crops were also included in the training programme.
The training programme was participated by members and representatives of Sangai Land Organic Farmer Producer Company,
Ltd., Bishnupur; Jeweled Land Organic Farmer Producer Company, Ltd., Senapati; Curcuma Green Hills Organic Farmer Producer Company, Ltd.,
Senapati and Lilikoi Organic Farmer Producer Company, Ltd., Senapati which are promoted by ICCOA under MOVCDNER-Phase III.
Experts from ICAR Manipur Centre, ICAR KVKs and College of Food Technology, CAU, Imphal acted as resource persons and deliberated on various
topics during the three days training programme.
The valedictory programme was attended by Dr. Ng. Iboyaima Singh, Dean, College of Food Technology, CAU, Imphal as the Chief Guest;
Dr. Ramgopal Laha, Head of ICAR Manipur Centre as the President; Dr. Kh. Rishikanta Singh, Course Director and Dr. T. Basanta Singh, Scientist, Soil Science as the Podium Member.
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