Aizawl, June 2 -- In a major push to strengthen agricultural value chains and provide better market assurance to farmers, the Mizoram government on Tuesday launched a series of initiatives centred on the state's flagship ginger sector while extending price support coverage to three additional crops.
Chief Minister Lalduhoma inaugurated the Mizo Ginger USP Mission Projects, the Price Support Scheme for Arhar (Tur), Sesame and Sunflower, and the NCEL Ginger Export Awareness Workshop at YRC, Falkland.
Addressing farmers, cooperative representatives and officials at the event, the Chief Minister described ginger as one of Mizoram's most important agricultural commodities and a key driver of the state's agrarian economy. He said the crop has b...