Haflong MLA Nandita Gorlosa inaugurated vocational training programme

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HAFLONG: Haflong MLA Nandita Gorlosa inaugurated a three-day vocational training program under Horticulture discipline on the technical topic on "Horticulture Nursery Management" organized by Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Dima Hasao (under Keshav Smarak Nyas) under the course directorship of Parkey Gogoi ( KVK Scientist - Horticulture) on Monday.

At the beginning, the programme was inaugurated with lighting of the lamp by chief guest Nandita Gorlosa, MLA 16-Haflong (ST) Constituency, in presence of Guest of Honour Somendra Longmailai, Chief Trustee – Keshav Smarak Nyas (NGO) –Haflong and distinguished guest, Jevin Changsan –SDAO-Department of Agriculture, Dima Hasao.

The main objective of the training programme was to make district farmer well aware and technically skilled about the Horticulture Nursery Management along with its relevant agri-allied sectors which includes animal science, plant protection, agricultural extension, home science and fisheries science. The MLA urged the farmers to take up entrepreneurships in horticulture and allied sectors, keeping in pace along with tourism development in the district. She also emphasized on forming Farmers Producer Companies (FPC) for export of organic Horticultural produce in order to uplift the farmer's economy.

There were all together 40 numbers of trainees who attended the programme. On this special training programme, a technical training manual on "Horticulture Nursery Management for Entrepreneurship Development & Rural employment" was released in the gracious presence of all the delegates during this three days training from October 4 to October 6.

Dr N. Manoranjan Singh (Programme Asst.-Animal Science) addressed the gathering with a warm welcome speech. And all the guests and dignitaries were felicitated by the officials of KVK, Haflong.

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