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DIMAPUR — Life Ministry Learning Centre (LMLC) organised one-day training on ‘Nutritious kitchen garden’ for the second cohort with 20 participants from Aoyim and Old Showba villages, on July 14.
The training was sponsored by NABARD, an update stated.
B Nyenghong Phom (Rtd. Additional Director, Agriculture dept.), the main resource person of the training, highlighted on the benefits of kitchen garden for a healthy living, and gave practical steps on how to maintain a nutritious kitchen garden in one's backyard.
A kitchen garden is not only economically viable, but freshly plucked vegetable and fruits contain more nutrition without harmful pesticides, and it can also be a source of exercise and education for the children, he said.
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=1]In the introduction session, LMLC director Samuel Therieh talked about the importance of natural farming, consuming organic food and being in touch with the soil.
After the theoretical session, the trainees visited the demo farm and vermi composting unit and learned about the preparation of Indigenous micro organisms, bokashi, rice husk charcoal, vermi composting and bio pesticides.
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This was the second cohort trained at LMLC under this project. The master trainers training was provided to 10 master trainers from four villages - Naga United, Seithekema, Aoyim and Old Showba - who in turn mobilise and bring participants from their respective villages and also assist in the training.
The first cohort was trained on June 3, 2023, with 35 participants from Naga United and Seithekema B villages.
“LMLC hopes to continue to provide these trainings to encourage natural farming, kitchen garden and also promote local seed bank across Nagaland,” it stated.