Guwahati, Oct 15: Altogether 22 delegates from 13 countries arrrived in Meghalaya on Friday to inspect rubber seedling grown on 40 acres of land at Umtru in Eastern West Khasi district.
Representatives from 13 countries, including Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Thailand, and Cote d’Ivoire, were warmly welcomed by the people of Meghalaya and Assam.
The team also held a meeting in a temporary auditorium near the rubber seedling production site. The meeting was conducted by M. Vasanthageson, Assistant Director at Omega Green Solutions. The delegates witnessed performances of Bihu, Rabha, and Mizo dances.
The Central government has launched various attractive schemes, including subsidies, to encourage farmers to produce rubber in the Northeastern states, including Assam.
The Government of India has implemented new schemes to increase rubber production in the country with the aim of reducing dependence on foreign countries for natural rubber production.
The Omega Green Solutions has set up a large rubber nursery in the Jirang area, situated in the East-West Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya, along the Meghalaya border in Kamrup district.
The organisation has provided employment opportunities to the youth of Assam and the Northeast through the establishment of such nurseries. The organization has previously operated large rubber seedling nurseries in Kamrup and Goalpara districts.
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