Shri. K. N. Kumar, Chairman, Meghalaya Farmers’ Empowerment Commission, accompanied by Shri B.K. Sohliya, Executive Advisor, Meghalaya Farmer (Empowerment) Commission, visited Mairang in Eastern West Khasi Hills on the 9th of March 2022 and held intensive consultations with progressive farmers of the district. As part of the programme he also visited and inspected a number […]
The programme was inaugurated by Shri K.N. Kumar, Chairman of Meghalaya Farmers' (Empowerment) Commission in the presence of farmers and other dignitaries including Shri B.K. Sohliya, Executive Advisor, Meghalaya Farmer (Empowerment) Commission, Shri. K. Lakiang, District Horticulture Officer, Smti. M. Tariang, Administrative Officer, MSSDS, Shri. R. Kynta, Chief Operating Officer, MSRLS, and Smti. N Guite, […]
Inauguration of the new Biofertilizer Production Unit and Lab, Department of Agriculture in Upper Shillong, by the Misnister i/c Agriculture Shri. Banteidor Lyngdoh, in the presence of the Chairman, MFEC and other officials of the Department. The establishment of the lab was an initiative of the Commission in its pursuit of promoting organic and chemical free agriculture
Workshop on “Bio-products in Agriculture-Towards a more sustainable future” organized by the MFEC and chaired by Shri. Banteidor Lyngdoh, Hon’ble Minister i/c Agriculture which saw the involvement of farmers, departmental officers, civil society and farmer associations.
China produces 75% of global mushrooms. Indian annual production of five lakh Metric Tonnes (MT) is just 2% of the world's production (estimated to touch 2.1 crore MT by 2026). Uttar Pradesh, Tripura, and Kerala are the top three Mushroom producing states in our country. India's Mushroom production enlarged by 29 times in four years preceding 2018. Meghalaya's mushroom production shot up more than ten times in two and a half years, from 27 MT in 2018 to 287 MT in 2021. Conceded, as a state, we don't count for much as of now, De but we shall be - in just a few years. Mark my words!
The global market for Hemp-based products is about Rs. 75 lakh crores. Pharmaceutical companies are ready to procure anything up to 20,000 M.T. per month from our state. A well-informed and properly regulated policy for cultivation and production of hemp in Meghalaya can help boost the livelihoods of our farmers and the economy of the […]
The key to our state’s progress lies in expanding the area under the second crop to optimise the productivity of the land and the farmers by making irrigation water, the most critical of resources, available to our farmers in winter through mission mode interventions. To read more: https://bit.ly/3Ck6HE9
The Government of India (GoI) announced an Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) in May 2020 to invest Rs 1 lakh crore over the next decade to build specific infrastructure connected to the agriculture sector. AIF is a top-up scheme combined with other state and central government schemes. Therefore, any grant or subsidy available under any present […]
Mobilizing labour is a challenge during the peak agricultural season in Meghalaya, so labour shortages during the critical phases of cropping season and the consequent higher wage burden create both managerial and financial stress to the farmers. The declining availability of manual labour is an ongoing national phenomenon, but the situation is far more acute […]
40% of practicing farmers want to quit farming in India. Meghalaya’s current food grain production can meet only 30% of our consumption requirement, while the rest is met either through imports from Andhra Pradesh or Tamil Nādu, or the PDS. How long can we depend upon other states for our own food is a question […]
