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.
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.
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.
12 officers of the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare were deputed for a 5 day training organized and jointly sponsored by the Meghalaya Farmers (Empowerment) Commission and the ICAR Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode from the 16th to 20th October 2023. The officers were exposed and trained in the latest management practices and […]
The Meghalaya Farmers (Empowerment) Commission sponsored a Training Program on scientific beekeeping for 28 Officers and Field Functionaries of the Department of Agriculture, Meghalaya, at the Integrated Beekeeping Development Centre (IBDC) of the Forest College and Research Institute (FCRI), Hyderabad from 3rd to 10th October 2023.
20 beekeepers of the beekeeping cluster of Chigitchakgre Village, West Garo Hills, recently visited Kerala from the 13th – 20th June, 2023 to learn about the rearing and management of stingless bees (Tetragonula spp). Tetragonula is a tiny stingless bee found in the Garo Hills and in the warmers parts of the State. The honey […]
Highlights of the field visit and familiarization tour to the winemaking industry of Nashik for personnel of the Institute of Hotel Management Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition (IHMCTAN) Shillong, organized by the Meghalaya Farmers' (Empowerment) Commission (MFEC) from the 23rd to the 28th January 2023.The team was led by Smti. Doreen M Marpna, Executive Assistant […]
Week-long exposure starting 12th August of a team of officials from Excise, Food Processing, and Agriculture departments along with Fruit Winemakers of Meghalaya to the grape and fruit wine industry of Nashik, Maharashtra, led by Shri K.N. Kumar, Chairman, Meghalaya Farmers' (Empowerment) Commission to kick-start the growth of the homemade fruit wine industry in Meghalaya.
