Highlights of the Buckwheat Japan Tour by a team from Meghalaya in October 2022 Visit to Agument buckwheat processing facility and Kokko Factory for studying, assessing, and exploring the different Buckwheat post-harvest management types of machinery used in Japan.
Meghalaya Farmers’ (Empowerment) Commission meeting with Shri. N. M. L. Lyngdoh, Agriculture Executive Engineer & SE I/c, (Mechanical), Directorate of Agriculture, Dr. A. Patnayaik, Honorary Technical Adviser, MFEC, and scientists of the KVK, East Khasi Hills on planned Technological Inductions for Buckwheat.
Meeting with Prof. N. K. Churungoo, President, International Buckwheat Research Association (IBRA) and Dr A. Pattanayak, Honorary Technical Adviser, MFEC, to review and discuss the way forward for Buckwheat Cultivation in Meghalaya and organizing of an Asia Pacific Alternate Crop Congress.
Meeting with Prof. N. K. Churungoo, President, International Buckwheat Research Association (IBRA) and Dr A. Pattanayak, Honorary Technical Adviser, MFEC, to review and discuss the way forward for Buckwheat Cultivation in Meghalaya and organizing of an Asia Pacific Alternate Crop Congress.
04th May 2024-Distribution of Bee Boxes to the Buckwheat Farmers.In order to empower the existing Buckwheat Farmers who are practising Bee Keeping, The Meghalaya Farmers’ (Empowerment) Commission distributed Bee Boxes along with Bee Hives to the farmers of Pingwait Village.
Meeting conducted by Meghalaya Farmers’ (Empowerment) Commission with Officers and Scientists from KVK, East Khasi Hills reviewing the current status of Buckwheat Cultivation in Meghalaya.
A 4 Days Go Mobile Training on Bee Keeping was provided to the Buckwheat Farmers of Pingwait Village, Mawkynrew Block, East Khasi Hills. The Training was Conducted by the Meghalaya Farmers’ (Empowerment) Commission in collaboration with Krishi Vigyan Kendra East Khasi Hills and Training Partner Centre of Learning, Knowledge and Services (COLKS).
Since the pilot project and trials initiated by the Meghalaya Farmers' (Empowerment) Commission in 2021, the Commission has introduced a number of initiatives for Buckwheat and Buckwheat has been accepted among the farming community of the state. With close to 3 years of experience with Buckwheat Farming, it is time to mainstream and upscale Buckwheat […]
Batch 1: With the objective of extending the benefits and area of buckwheat to Farmers of Garo Hills, a 3 day training programme for 60 Farmers was held from the 6th to the 8th of December, 2022 at ATMA training hall, Sangsanggre, West Garo Hills district. Batch 2 & Batch 3: The 3-day training programme […]
Meeting of the MSRLS and the KVK, East Khasi Hills under the Chairmanship of the MFEC to chalk out a roadmap for the state-wide adoption of Buckwheat cultivation by SHGs of the MSRLS
