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Lunglei the 28th March, 2023: The District Level Monitoring Committee (D-MC) for Central Sector Scheme (CSS)"Formation and Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs)" held its fifth meeting at DC’s Conference Hall, Lunglei on 27 March 2023(Monday). The meeting chaired by Smt. Ramdinliani, IAS, Deputy Commissioner & Chairman, D-MC, reviewed the progress and deliberated on the strategy for implementation of the Central Sector Scheme (CSS)in Lunglei district.

In her opening remarks, the Deputy Commissioner & Chairman, D-MC welcomed all the members and invited for proactive deliberations on the strategy for successful implementation of the scheme in Lunglei district. She said that marketing failure has always been one of the stumbling blocks for dependable and profitable livelihood activities of farmers, and farming is still mostly at subsistence level in the district. She exuded high expectation that FPOs can play a catalytic role in collectivization of production and post-post production activities, including market linkage. The Deputy Commissioner also encouraged the Cluster Based Business Organizations (CBBOs) and FPOs to ensure quality and standardization of farm products so as to be able to compete in regular markets.

Shri Evan T Munsong, DDM, NABARD & Member Secretary, D-MC gave brief highlights of the Central Sector Scheme, including overall status of formation and promotion of FPOs in the district, and laid out the agenda items to be taken up in the meeting.

The D-MC reviewed the progress in formation and promotion of FPOs in Lunglei District. Under the scheme,three implementing agencies, viz. NABARD, SFAC and NERAMAC have engaged North East Initiative Development Agency (NEIDA), Margdarshak Development Projects and Consulting Pvt. Ltd and Clover Organic Ltd respectively as their CBBOs for promotion of FPOs in Lunglei District. The CBBOs gave reports on the progress and activities, including business plans of the FPOs.

Members of the D-MC who attended the meeting are Lead District Manager (LDM), District Agriculture Officer (DAO), Sr. Scientist & Head of KVK, FEO of DFDO (Fisheries Department),HA (AH & Veterinary Department), CAO (Cooperation Department), CEOs of FPOs and representatives of three CBBOs (Clover Organic Ltd, Margdarshak Ltd and NEIDA).