Dimapur, April 22 (MExN): Confederation of Naga Farmers Union (CONFU), Nagaland is actively promoting lac culture in the state by organising seminars, in which resource persons are invited from India Institute of Natural Resin and Gum, Ranchi. In line with this, CONFU conducted a one day training programme on lac production for Self Help groups at Heningkongwa and Ngwalwa villages under Peren district on April 21, 2014.
A press release informed that resource person Lanukaba Imchen, President CONFU, Nagaland speaking on the topic "Lac culture" said that lac can be produced by inoculating on few selective host trees. Arhar, he informed, is one of the best host trees which can be grown both in the foot hill and cooler regions of the state. He further stressed that arhar improves soil fertility, controls weed population, has higher economic value than other pulses and lac can be harvested two times from arhar tree.
Lanukaba mentioned that CONFU has also started the trial of lac production both in lower and higher regions of the state since October 2013 with encouraging results.
The programme was chaired by Keni Meru, General Secretary CONFU Peren district and the training culminated with distribution of arhar seed free of cost to the participants.
