The Directorate of Horticulture organised a dedicated programme to boost strawberry plantation under the Mawkynrew block.
Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, M Ampareen Lyngdoh, graced the occasion yesterday, which saw the distribution of strawberry plants to encourage local farmers to adopt cultivation of the fruit.
Strawberry has become an important seasonal crop for farmers in certain parts of the state, with the fruit hitting the markets in the early part of every year.