Review meeting for LICA project villages was held in Mokokchung on April 11.
Morung Express News
Mokokchung | April 11
A review meeting for Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) project villages was held in Mokokchung on April 11. It was attended by 14 villages in cluding Joint Forest Management Committees (JFMCs) and Self-Help Groups (SHGs). All the JFMC presidents gave PowerPoint presentations on their ongoing works, and the SHG also presented their activities.
The programme was chaired by Aosungla, Forester-I, while the welcome address was given by Ailong Phom, ADMU head. Success stories of raising Khokon Nursery were shared by Sademmar, Mongsenyimti, JFMC President, and Bendangjungshi, Longmisa, JFMC Treasurer.
All the work captured through a mobile app on the field at the project villages was presented by the Forest Personnel of each village through the online Web GIS portal.
Facilitating NGOs are also working under each Divisional Management Unit (DMU) for facilitating the JFMCs and SHGs. Nagaland Development Outreach (NDO) works as a Facilitating Non Governmental Organization (FNGO) with the Mokokchung DMU. Team Leader of FNGO, Akumtoshi presented on the successful implementation of various convergence programme. The Direct Aid Programme from the Australian Consulate which was implemented by the Merangkong JFMCs is one example of a convergence programme. Vote of thanks was pronounced by Moamongba, Assistant Conservator of Forests Cum FMU Head, Changtongya.
The Nagaland Forest Management Project (NFMP) is supported by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) with the aim to improve Forest ecosystem and support income generation by rehabilitation of Jhum area and provision of Livelihood support thereby contributing to sustainable forest and environmental Conservation and Livelihood improvement.
The NFMP JICA Project under Mokokchung Division has been successfully implementing in all the project villages since 2020. Changtongya New, Mopungchuket and Mongsenyimti fall under the Batch -1 Villages, where the villages have covered plantation sites and conservation sites of 1022 ha, planting around 1,80,000 saplings.
The villagers have been raising nursery in small quantities before the project, but with the help of the project, the Joint Forest Management Committees (JFMCs) are now able to raise thousands of trees incorporating their traditional knowledge and technical knowledge, according to a press release from the District Forest Office.
Under Batch 2, there are 6 villages, comprising of Sungratsu, Chakpa, Longmisa, Salulemang, Merangkong and Yaongyimsen, The total area covered by the plantation and conservation site is 2400 Hectare and seedlings planted is around 4,20,000. The villagers in Batch-II have also picked up the expertise of documenting flora and fauna through camera-traps. The batch-3 villages for the current year to be taken up are Aliba, Chungtia, Longkong, Longpa and Kelingmen. Under the Batch I and II villages 27 SHGs has been formed and various Income Generating Activities are being done by the respective groups after prior approval from the JFMCs, stated the Mokokchung Forest Office.
