Kohima, August 8 (MExN): The Department of Horticulture, Kohima in collaboration with Saveer Biotech Limited, New Delhi and Megha Star Agro-Hortitech Pvt. Ltd, Guwahati organized training on cultivation and management of flowers and vegetable under protected condition with Dr. Hemant Kumar Mahure, Floriculturist, Saveer Biotech Limited, New Delhi as the resource person.
Sponsored by Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), Ministry of Agriculture Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, Government of India the training was held at the Directorate of Horticulture, Kohima on August 8.
Additional Director, Horticulture, Qhutovi Wotsa, while delivering the keynote address said, the two days training is being organized since many of the people in our state love flowers and he hoped that the training would benefit the trainees. He added, the love of flowers has prevailed from olden days but now, the love of flowers has led to a flower industry which earns billions of dollars and also creates job avenues around the world.
He said, “Our state too has a lot of potentials to set up flower industries due to the suitable climate conditions to grow flowers and also the potential for marketing since our state celebrates different cultural festivals all year round and also during different celebrations.” He added that these industries can create job avenues and generate marketing avenues for export too.
Qhutovi Wotsa, while sharing the strategies with the floriculturists, said they should know about growing and cultivating different flowers according to its seasons, time of harvest, type of climate for different flowers, care from pest and diseases and also the method of preserving the freshness of cut flowers during exporting and the demand for the type of flowers in one’s locality etc.
