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
There is an ever-growing high demand for animal products within Meghalaya. A well-managed livestock system will be able to sustain these demands. Instead, of importing animal products from other states, the demands can be met locally and the surplus can be exported. Local entrepreneurs must pay close attention as there is huge potential for animal […]
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 […]
With varying altitudes and diverse agroclimatic conditions, Meghalaya is conducive to the growth of several medicinal plants. The Meghalaya Medicinal Plants Board estimates that about 834 plant species of Meghalaya are medicinal – of which eight plants are endemic only to Meghalaya and another seventeen are threatened species. To read more visit: https://bit.ly/3od803v
Farmer interest in bio products is remarkably high, but the ability of the State to meet the demand for both bio-fertilizers and bio-pesticides is as good as negligible. The ever-increasing consumer demand for residue-free agricultural products is driving organic agriculture in our country, stimulating the scope, market, and use of bio-fertilizers and bio-pesticides. The demand […]
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 […]
Buckwheat is a good source of carbohydrates, protein and has no gluten at all. There are many value addition opportunities in buckwheat such as Buckwheat noodles, buckwheat bread, bakery items, buckwheat honey, etc to name a few. The Meghalaya Farmers’ Commission has taken up a pilot cultivation of buckwheat in 6 acres based on successful […]
Meeting of Hon’ble Minister Shri. Banteidor Lyngdoh In Charge of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare with Farmers of Mawrynkneng and Mawkynrew C&RD Blocks. Topic: “Bioproducts in Agriculture: towards a more sustainable future”. Date: 11th August 2021, 11 AM onwards Venue: Auditorium of the Integrated Agriculture Training Center (IATC), Upper Shillong. Join the meeting on Facebook live: […]
