TRAINING ON BACKWARD AND FORWARD MARKETING LINKAGE FOR MPCS
Gangtok: A day long training programme on Backward and Forward Marketing Linkage for MPCS with emphasis on marketing of Organic produce was held at Arithang Chongrang Panchayat Prasasan Kendra, West Sikkim on Thursday.
The programme was organised by Cooperation Department under Rastriya Krishi Vikas Yojana and attended by members/local gentries of Cooperative Societies from Upper Chongrang, Middle Chongrang, Lower Chongrang, Upper Arithang(Nessa) and Lower Arithang GPUs.
The programme was graced by Smt. Pushpa Lata Chettri, Panchyat President, Arithang Chongrang GPU as Chief Guest. Also present were Additional Registrar, Sh. D.K. Tamang, Joint Registrar (West) Sh. Wangchuk Bhutia, other officers of Cooperation Departmen. The resource persons for the programme were from SIMFED, NABARD, DACS and Horticulture and Cash Crop Department. Topics discussed during the programme were as under :- \
1) Current strategies and formalities in organizing organic marketing through village Cooperatives and role of SIMFED towards primary cooperative Societies.
2) Central sector schemes for development of Cooperatives under NABARD.
3) Functions and role of DACS towards outreach/marketing linkages with village Cooperative Societies.
4) Scope of Joint farming/Cooperative farming/One crop one village theories of Horticulture department were also discussed.
During the programme new members were also enrolled under Arithang Chongrang MPCS.
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