Kohima, May 26 (MExN): With the focus on commercializing the cultivation of Naga Chili (Raja Mircha) in Nagaland, the department of Horticulture, has launched an awareness campaign by organizing and conducting training programme in the identified Naga Chili growing districts of the state, viz, Kohima, Peren and Mon.
The training programmes have been completed for Kohima district.
The department stated that similar training programmes will be conducted for Mon and Peren districts.
The department has initiated a partnership with ILTC for the post-harvest handling of the produce by transferring technology for quality drying, using solar drying energy systems. Polyhouse Driers are being procured through ITC Guntur, Adhra Pradesh.
For obtaining protection of property rights of the Naga chili farmers, the department has already initiated action by preparing the Geographical Indication and GIS Mapping of the identified Naga chili growing areas in Nagaland.
Three model projects for Naga chili cultivation of 5 ha. each, are being set up in the districts of Kohima, Peren and Mon. They will be equipped with all the required infrastructure, with technical guidance and under the direct supervision of the department.
“If found successful and viable, the technology so adopted will be transferred to the farmers of the identified growing areas so that commercial cultivation can take off in full swing,” source said.
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