Imphal, Jun 5 : Grow more lemons - this is the mantra of a Manipuri NGO to help farmers increase production of the citrus fruit in an area of Ukhrul district.
The Information Centre For Hill Areas Manipur (ICHAM), the NGO, in collaboration with Kachai Fruit Farming and Processing Co-operative Society (KFFPCS) planted 25,000 lemon saplings at Kachai village, about 90 km east of here, last week.“Our target is to plant at least 40,000 saplings,” said ICHAM president N Rajendro. ICHAM would provide the remaining saplings for plantation at KFFPCS’s 30 hectare farm.
All the 300 households of Kachai village grow lemons, with each family having between 20 to 1000 lemon plants.
PTI
The Information Centre For Hill Areas Manipur (ICHAM), the NGO, in collaboration with Kachai Fruit Farming and Processing Co-operative Society (KFFPCS) planted 25,000 lemon saplings at Kachai village, about 90 km east of here, last week.“Our target is to plant at least 40,000 saplings,” said ICHAM president N Rajendro. ICHAM would provide the remaining saplings for plantation at KFFPCS’s 30 hectare farm.
All the 300 households of Kachai village grow lemons, with each family having between 20 to 1000 lemon plants.
PTI
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