CELEBRATION OF WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY AT CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF HORTICULTURE

Central Institute of Horticulture, Medziphema celebrated world Environment Day at its campus on the 5th of June 2023 under the theme #Beatplastic pollution. The Institute in the presence of the Director i/c Dr. N.K Patle and Member of Board of Management Shri. Shiv Anjan Dalmia has undertaken various programmes in its campus with the aim to individually and collectively take action for protecting and conserving the environment. In an attempt to spread awareness about the harmful effects of single-use plastic; knowledge about environment related labels etc different activities such as field visits on sustainable horticulture, poster competition on plastic pollution and a plantation drive was carried out in the campus.

Plantation drive of fruit trees and avenue plants at the CIH Campus on world Environment Day

Poster painting competition under the them #beatplasticpollution was organized for children at the Institute during the world Environment Day

Secretary DA & FW reviews central schemes at CIH

Secretary of Union Agriculture & Farmers Welfare reviews Central Schemes at CIH, Nagaland

Shri Manoj Ahuja, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare visited CIH, Nagaland on 12th November 2022 and chaired the Review Meeting on Major Programmes & Schemes of North East States. The meeting was attended by Shri Abhilaksh Likhi, IAS, Addl. Secretary, DA&FW, Joint Secretaries and Sr. officials from DA&FW & NE states. At the meeting, additional Secretary Agriculture & Farmers welfare Shri Abhilaksh Likhi, IAS shared information on the schemes and programmes being implemented in the North East. He emphasised on the National Mission on edible oil-palm oil, National Mission of Edible oilseeds, Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), Mission organic value chain Development for North East Region (MOVCD-NER), RKVY, formation and promotion of Farmer producers’ organizations (FPOs), National Bamboo Mission & National Bee keeping & Honey Mission (NBHM). Officials of the respective state Governments of the region shared status and issues related to implementation of the Central Govt schemes.

The Secretary also during his visit inaugurated the exhibition stalls set up at CIH after which the team visited the pineapple fields at Molvom Village and interacted with the pineapple growers. The pineapple growers requested the team to set up a processing facility at the village so that the surplus produce could be processed at the village level and made available to the consumers at other places.