ICAR Nagaland Centre and KVK Dimapur jointly felicitated Veichochong Misao, a progressive farmer and recipient of prestigious Mahindra Samriddhi Krishi Prerna Samman (Farmer of the Year – Lady), 2012 at a brief function organized at Jaharnapani on March 5.
She received recognition in lady farmer category for breaking established stereotypes and driving innovation by leveraging modern technology in agriculture (Assam lemon, orange and pineapple intercropping).
In his welcome address Dr B C Deka, Joint Director, Nagaland Centre congratulated her for bringing such prestigious national award for the state and requested all the farmers to come forward and follow her footprints to become self sufficient in agricultural production.
Misao, in her brief address acknowledged the real time assistance provided by ICAR Nagaland Centre, Dept. of Horticulture (Govt. of Nagaland), CIH Medziphema, NABARD and Nandi Foundation which helped her to win this national award.
To commemorate her achievements as well as to celebrate ‘Farmers Innovation Day’ a training was organized at KVK Dimapur to train 33 farmers from Dimapur, Kohima, Phek, Wokha and Mokokchung districts on “Entrepreneurship development through Floriculture and Landscaping”.
The inaugural function was graced by Dr. Benjong Aier, mission director, as a chief guest, Dr U. S. Saha, GM NABARD as a guest of honour and Dr. C. Rajkhowa, director NRC Mithun as a Chairman.
Dr. Deka remarked that, by virtue of its climatic condition, Nagaland has enough potential for floriculture and landscaping. Dr. Saha conveyed that, in spite of availability of various subsides for the farmers, they should be self sustained by taking the floriculture as a business venture.
Dr Aier emphasized on increasing export of the flowers and growth of the flower industries in these days. Dr.Rajkhowa requested the scientists of ICAR to find out the potentiality of some local flowers as a possible potential component of ornamental gardening in Nagaland as well as outside of the state.
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