SHILLONG: The Meghalaya Famers’ Portal (www.megfarmers.gov.in), a platform for farmers to seek information related to agriculture, was launched by Agriculture Minister Banteidor Lyngdoh at Yojna Bhavan in the city on Monday.
Speaking on the occasion, Lyngdoh said the portal will directly connect farmers to the Agriculture Department and he hoped that the information provided in the portal will prove to be beneficial to the famers. Reiterating that the government is continuously working to improve the condition of farmers, he informed that the department is seriously working towards an Agriculture Policy and also setting Minimum Support Prices for famers’ produce so that they are not exploited.
Additional Chief Secretary KN Kumar informed that the portal has been set up with the financial support of the Centre under the National e-Governance Plan and technical support of the National Informatics Centre. (Contd & With 80 percent of the population directly or indirectly involved in agriculture, Kumar said, “There is a need to consciously reach out to famers from all corners of the State and as such the portal will go a long way in that direction,” adding that the portal will soon be available in Khasi and Garo languages as well.
Others who spoke include, Secretary, Agriculture Nampui, Deputy Director General NIC Dkhar and A Kharsati, general secretary of the Hill Farmers Union.
Over 200 farmers attended the launch programme. The proceedings were also witnessed by famers from Garo Hills via video conferencing.
