Shillong, Nov 3: The Regional Centre for Organic and Natural Farming (RCONF), Imphal, on Tuesday began a two-day training programme on capacity building for Bio-Input Resource Centre (BRC) entrepreneurs in Shillong.
The programme is being organised by RCONF Imphal, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, in collaboration with the Bio-Resources Development Centre (BRDC), Shillong.
The training will cover principles of natural farming, introduction to bio-inputs and BRCs, operational and scheme guidelines, quality management and entrepreneurship skills.
Experts from RCONF Imphal, BRDC Shillong, State Biological Control Laboratory and ICAR, Umiam, are facilitating the sessions aimed at building a robust decentralised bio-input production and distribution network in the state.
Director of Meghalaya Agricultural Management and Extension Training Institute (MAMETI), Tina Merry R. Marak, graced the inaugural session as chief guest. She highlighted the importance of natural farming for sustainable agriculture and stressed the role of BRCs in ensuring availability of quality bio-inputs to farmers.
Regional Director in-charge RCONF, Dr V. Y. Deoghare, who joined online, underlined the need for capacity building and effective functioning of BRCs to strengthen the bio-input supply chain under the National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF).
Assistant Director, RCONF Imphal, Kishor R. Shedge gave an overview of the training programme. Ravi Kumar Suryavanci from NCONF, Ghaziabad, was also present.
Junior Scientist Thomas Iangjuh highlighted the centre’s commitment to promoting organic certification across the state.
