Team from Nagaland along with others during their visit to Mizoram from September 17 to 21.
Dimapur, Sep 26 :
A five-member team led by Rongseninla, Joint Director Agriculture
visited Mizoram from September 17 to 21. Dr. Elithung Lotha, Dy Director
(Horti), Peter Yanthan, DAO, Wokha, Hewoto Sema, DAO, Phek and Dr. I.
Amenla, LTO, SNO office were the other Agri & Allied officials.
Director of Agriculture, Kohima in a press release informed that the Departments of Agriculture & Horticulture, Government of Mizoram arranged schedules to study Oil Palm Nursery & Oil Palm Cultivation at Dialdaw, NFSM, RKVY, ATMA block activities under Hybrid Rice Technology, Improved Paddy Programme, SRI at Tuisem Paddy fields under Khawzawl Agriculture Subdivision. The team had a firsthand experience in the Lo Zawh the completion of weeding with Mizo farmers and farmwomen.
Furthermore, there were impressive visits to winery distillation at Champai Valley managed by Grape Growers society, Anthurium festival at Reik, Zopar Foriculture Farm, Mamit having Hi-tech floriculture units and water storage tank using Geomembrane technology from Israel, and the Plant quarantine Office at Zokhawthar located in the Indo-Myanmar border demarcated by river Tiau.
Besides, the state officials were given a warm reception over lunch by Dr. C. Lalzarliana, Director Agriculture at the Directorate of Agriculture and to a dinner hosted by Samuel Rosanglura, Director of Horticulture along with his senior officials.