ITANAGAR, Oct 16: State Governor Brig (Retd) Dr B D Mishra, who was on a three-day tour to West Kameng district, visited the State Horticulture Farm at Shergaon on Wednesday.
Shergaon Horticulture Farm is an elite institution for cultivation of temperate fruit crops. Apple is the main fruit crop grown at the farm. More than 40 varieties of apple are grown. Besides apple, minor fruit crops such as plum, pears, chestnut, cherry, walnut, and persimmon are also grown there.
He also visited the Trout Hatching Farm, Shergaon. Established in 1979, the farm produces Trout Ova, which is regarded as the best table fish of the coldwater in the country.
While interacting with the farmers, horticulturists and officials, the Governor suggested that the latest scientific methods and techniques must be imparted to the villagers, particularly the youth to encourage them towards entrepreneurship in the field of horticulture and fruits production.
He said that every citizen, be he a farmer in remote village, or youth in the rural area or an official in the town, has a role to play in the progress and development of the State. He called for concerted effort from all in making Arunachal Pradesh the most progressive State amongst the 28 States of India.
The Governor’s wife Neelam Misra also interacted with the loin loom weavers of Shergaon. She advised the women to teach their children the traditional practice of loin loom locally. She also asked them to get their ‘Weaver’s Card’ made, which will help them get yarns and other facilities from the Govt schemes. To promote loin loom weaving and motivate the women, she distributed yarns to the lady weavers on the occasion.