Yisemyong, March 10 (DIPR): Training on large cardamom plantation organized by District Horticulture Office & District Rural Development Agency Mokokchung under RD-Horti Convergence Scheme 2015-16 was held at Yesimyong on March 8. Project Director, DRDA, Mokokchung, Liboni humtsoe while delivering the key note address, urged the farmers to take up the Convergence scheme with utmost sincerity as large Cardamom farming is low input sustainable and highly profitable venture that can be taken up in the district in existing Forest areas located within an altitude of 600-1500 msl. The programme was chaired by DHO Mokokchung, Meyasashi, who also explained to the farmers about scientific method of large Cardamom plantation including site selection, planting techniques, crop management, harvesting curing and marketing of the produce. Resource person DR. D.K Chetri, Project Officer, SARS spoke on the use of organic input in Large Cardamom farming. Altogether 94 trainees comprising of VDB secretaries and farmers from 19 selected villages of Mokokchung District attended the training programme.
