IBSD organises awareness on orchid cultivation at Mao Song Song

    10-Apr-2021
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Our Correspondent
Senapati , Apr 10: A 1 day awareness programme on 'Orchid cultivation' was organised by the Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD), Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India in collaboration with Organising Committee, Manipur Cherry Blossom Festival cum Flower Festival, Mao Gate at Mao Song Song village today.
Prof Pulok Kumar Mukherjee, Director, IBSD, highlighted the mandate of the institute to the gathering and expressed hope that the training programme will benefit the floriculture farmers to some extent and sought feedback from the participants.
Resource persons, Dr Priyadarshini Salam, KVK, Andro and Dr Abhinas M, Asst Professor (Horticulture), CAU also delivered lectures on 'Income generation through flower cultivation' and 'Orchid cultivation' respectively.
Later, orchids were distributed to around 100 potential farmers from the village.
The programme was also attended by village chairman, pastor and functionaries of Song Song village.