What was once discarded as agricultural residue in Garo Hills is now being reimagined as a launchpad for rural textile entrepreneurship under India’s growing focus on “New Age fibres.”
Tura, Feb 3: Direct business-to-business (B2B) procurement of ginger and turmeric is beginning to reshape agri-marketing in North Garo Hills district, with Dijako Agro...
Under the Asian Development Bank (ADB)-supported Livelihood Enhancement Program through Renewable Energy Systems, the Meghalaya Non-Conventional and Renewable Energy Development Agency (MNREDA) has launched a major intervention to support pineapple, ginger and banana farmers across the Garo Hills, aimed at increasing farm incomes, cutting out middlemen and establishing sustainable market linkages.
The All Garo Hills Multipurpose Co-operative Society Ltd. (AGHMPCS), under the FOCUS initiative, successfully organised a two-day celebration programme titled “Celebrating the Fruits of PG Farming: From Fields to Festivity” on September 23 and 24, bringing together over 110 Producer Groups (PGs) and nearly 700 farmers and participants from across the region.
