The Office of the Deputy Director, State Horticulture Nursery, Chümoukedima conducted a series of training programmes on oyster mushroom cultivation, floriculture and other important aspects of horticulture under the sponsorship of the Central Institute of Horticulture (CIH), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW), Government of India (GoI), Medziphema.
According to an update, the training programmes were organised across eight different villages and locations under Dimapur and Chümoukedima districts to ensure wider outreach and capacity building among farmers, rural youth and interested entrepreneurs.
The locations covered included 4th Mile, Padumpukhuri, Sewak, 5th Mile, Shozukhu, Medziphema, Chümoukedima and the State Horticulture Nursery, Chümoukedima.
The training focused on scientific cultivation practices of oyster mushroom, nursery management, floriculture techniques, flower arrangement and integrated horticultural practices aimed at income generation and livelihood enhancement.
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