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BISWANATH CHARIALI: Tage Taki, Minister for Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Dairy Development and Fisheries, Arunachal Pradesh, along with Bidol Tayeng, Secretary, Agriculture and Horticulture, and all the Directors of the Departments of Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary and Fisheries, Government of Arunachal Pradesh, visited a good number of agri-allied entrepreneurs, facility centres, organic farms, fish breeding centres and the Institute of Farm and Machinery Training and Testing Centre at Biswanath Chariali and nearby areas recently to gain first-hand knowledge and to share experiences with the budding entrepreneurs.
The delegation visited Pabhoi Green, an organic agriculture and fishery hub developed by Neelam Dutta, a budding entrepreneur who had developed the organic agriculture and pure line fish breeding centre and also developed the centre as training and skill development. The centre was regarded recently by the Government of Assam as centre for excellence for organic agriculture and fish breeding. The minister was impressed by the activities being undertaken by the entrepreneurs and interacted for practical aspect on fish breeding.
The minister and his entourage also visited the Institute of Farm and Machinery Training and Testing Centre at Biswanath Chariali and interacted with the scientific personnel on various implants being developed by the institute for the ease of agriculture. HE vowed to send trainees from the State to undergo training in the institute on farm machinery management and operation.
The team had also visited the 'Kanyaka Integrated Farm' at Jamugurihat set up under the leadership of Padma Hazarika, MLA of Chatia LAC, which is an integrated agriculture, horticulture, piggery, dairy and fishery farm spreading over 2,000 bighas of land operated by a trust and supported by 400 Self-Help Groups (SHG), and interacted with the workers and farmers. The minister was visibly impressed by the work carried out in the land for sustenance and employment generation for the rural youths.
The team has also visited the scientific piggery farm at Dhekidol (Ghoramari), managed and owned by another entrepreneur, Manoj Basumotary who left a high-paying job at the State Bank of India and became an entrepreneur in the piggery sector. The delegation interacted with the entrepreneur and discussed all aspects for pig development in the region. The minister assured the budding entrepreneur to work in piggery development through PPP mode in Arunachal Pradesh in collaboration with budding indigenous entrepreneurs like him. The Director of AHV&DD, Government of Arunachal Pradesh, also interacted on various issues in piggery sectors and invited him to visit Arunachal Pradesh and share his experiences with piggery farmers of the State.
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