World Bank review projects in Nagaland, to support ‘scientific’ farming

HY News 15 November, 2022 11:56 am IST
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A 12-member World Bank team is on a five-day visit to Nagaland in a bid to support scientific farming and to deal with the effects of climate change, officials said on Monday.

Local paper the Nagaland Post reported that the World Bank team held a meeting with the core committee and technical committee for the implementation of Enhancing Landscape and Ecosystem Management (ELEMENT) project on Monday. The World Bank members deliberated on the overview, concept, scope, preparedness, government approvals, rationale, economic analysis, DEA readiness filter, and timelines of the ELEMENT project, funded by the World Bank.

Nagaland Agriculture Production Commissioner Y. Kikheto Sema explained the agricultural scenario and various farming patterns in the state to the visiting World Bank team.

The visiting team also held meetings with the officials of the Land Resources Department and visited the GIS campus and held a meeting with the GIS team.

The World Bank team would be divided into two groups and would visit the ‘Jhum' (slash and burn method of farming) field at Chiechama, Naga Integrated Settled Farming-NISF project at Boke-Botsa, Sendenyu Community Biodiversity Reserve, Khonoma and terrace field, traditional agroforestry field, and biodiversity conserved areas in Dzuleke on Tuesday.

They would discuss the pertinent issues with the environment, forest and climate change and agriculture and allied departments besides meeting Nagaland Chief Secretary J. Alam on Wednesday.

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