A one-day seminar on horticultural crops was held in Yongnyah village of Longleng district on 11 November.

Organised by the Department of Horticulture Longleng, the seminar was held under the centrally sponsored scheme, Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) 2020-21.

The event was attended by 54 farmers from Yongnyah, Chingong and Shamshang villages.

Talimeren, District Horticulture Officer, welcomed the participants in his keynote address and also highlighted the importance and adoption of well informed, improved farming activities.

During the technical session, Y Angngoi Buchem, Assistant Horticulture Officer, deliberated on the important farm and plant management practices with special focus on citrus and arecanut.

The training was a need-based programme initiated by the department as the farmers in Yongnyah and adjoining villages have recently taken up large scale arecanut plantation and technical guidance was seen as a necessity.

The training programme, according to the farmers, was a great learning experience that provided awareness on farm management practices. They also found the interactive session emphasising on practical implications insightful.

Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) is a centrally sponsored scheme for the holistic growth of the horticulture sector covering fruits, vegetables, root & tuber crops, mushrooms, spices, flowers, aromatic plants, coconut, cashew, cocoa and bamboo.

Under MIDH, Government of India (GoI) contributes 60%, of total outlay for developmental programmes in all the states except states in North East and Himalayas, 40% share is contributed by state governments.

For North Eastern and Himalayan states, GoI contributes 90%. In case of National Horticulture Board (NHB), Coconut Development Board (CDB), Central Institute for Horticulture (CIH), Nagaland and the National Level Agencies (NLA), GOI contributes 100%.