Farmers given flower plant seeds in Mandi

Mandi, June 20 The Enabling Women of Kamand Valley Society (EWOK) and IIT-Mandi are organising farmers of the surrounding areas into farmer producer companies (FPC) supported by NABARD. EWOK organises interactive sessions to bring all stakeholders together to address the...

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Updated At : 11:32 AM Jun 21, 2022 IST

Mandi, June 20

The Enabling Women of Kamand Valley Society (EWOK) and IIT-Mandi are organising farmers of the surrounding areas into farmer producer companies (FPC) supported by NABARD.

EWOK organises interactive sessions to bring all stakeholders together to address the issues faced by farmers of Mandi district regarding the cultivation of tagetes, a plant. The last session was held on June 7. They distributed seeds to 60 farmers.

Sandhya Menon, Executive Director, Operations, EWOK Society, IIT-Mandi, said, “I thank the CSIR IHBT for the unit from mission aroma and IIT Mandi for providing land to install an oil extraction unit and other support.”