Strategic meeting of the MFEC with Lakadong Turmeric Farmers, the Director of Horticulture, District Horticulture Officers, West Jaintia Hills and Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh, Executive Director, NE Farm Sales Promotion, to discuss the way forward for the farmers against the backdrop of the grant of GI Tag certification for Lakadong Turmeric.
Member of Mawlai FED Agro Producer Co. Ltd visited the Processing Unit of West Jaintia Hills Farmers Producer Co. Ltd to learn about Turmeric Processing as part of a Sponsored Exposure visit by MFEC.
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 […]
Meeting of Shri K.N. Kumar, Chairman, MFEC and Shri. B. K. Sohliya, Executive Adviser, MFEC, with Mr. Kodera Jiro, Counsellor, Embassy of Japan in India on the 18th March 2024 in the office of the Commission. Also present was Mr. Sumarlang Kharlukhi, Horticulture Officer (FP), Directorate of Horticulture in charge of Mushroom Development. The Chairman […]
Glimpses from the field visit of the Chairman and Exec Adviser, MFEC to the ICAR-IISR, Regional station, Appangala Madikeri, on the 11th March 2024 to explore the potential of introducing high value tree and nut spices like nutmeg, cloves, Sri Lankan Cinnamon, Small Cardamom etc into Meghalaya. The visit was also to work out modalities of […]
Training & Exposure Visit of ATMA Officials, Gambegre C&RD Block and 24 nos of Beekeepers from Chigitchakgre village, Gambegre C&RD Block to Kerela on Meliponiculture and Apiculture organised by Meghalaya Farmers' (Empowerment) Commission.
Training & Exposure Visit of ATMA Officials, Gambegre C&RD Block and 24 nos of Beekeepers from Chigitchakgre village, Gambegre C&RD Block to Kerela on Meliponiculture and Apiculture organised by Meghalaya Farmers' (Empowerment) Commission.
Wine Internship Program conducted by IHCTAM as part of their curriculum at the North East Fruit Wine Incubation Centre set up at their campus. During this internship program, participants experimented with making Wine with Oranges
“As a Commission, our goal is to make use of the plethora of fruits (other than grapes) available in the state to make Meghalaya the Fruit Wine Capital of the country just like Nashik has become the Grape Wine Capital with consequent benefits for our farmers” is a statement often articulated by Mr. K. N. […]
The Meghalaya Farmers’ Empowerment Commission organised A One Day Workshop Cum Awareness Programme for The Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) to Understand The Various Export Potential of Spices of Meghalaya.The Workshop – “Spice export and the promotion of spices from Meghalaya” was conducted by Dr. Barman, Deputy Director of Spices Board on the potential of the […]
The Third Batch of the Ongoing Wine Making Certification Course commenced at the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition, Mawdiangdiang, Shillong.
