KVK WEST KHASI HILLS DISTRICT
NONGSHILLONG

The biggest ever National Agriculture Exhibition 'KRISHI VASANT' was organised at Central Institute for Cotton Research, Wardha Road, Nagpur from February 9 to 13, 2014...[ Read More ]

Ginger is also one of the important crops of West Khasi Hills and farmers depend on it during winter to support their livelihood. The Softrot of Ginger is the dreaded disease in Ginger that grows in West Khasi Hills and our KVK realised this when we conducted PRA in this adopted village. This lady is the one who grew the maximum amount of Ginger in this village and this disease does not spared her ginger too...[ Read More ]

Meghalaya became the 21st State of India on 21st January, 1972, on obtaining fully fledged Statehood. The name Meghalaya was given by Internationally famed linguist and scholar extraordinary Dr. Suniti Kumar Chatterjee, professor Emeritus, Culcutta University. This nostalgic hilly state with its panoramic sylvan beauty, magnetized and captivated the visitors, whether foreigners or fellow Indians. Meghalaya virtually enchants and mesmerized visitors into pangs of undiluted joy which made them longed for revisitation...[ Read More ]

This gentleman live at Mairang, he earned his livelihood only by farming in his land of 2.2 ha. He grows different vegetables in such a way that ensures year around production. This hard work and dynamic farmer, by his own experienced and excited to earn more from the same plot of land to feed his family, he invented a system of growing POTATO+CHOW-CHOW in the same area...[ Read More ]

Smt. Sketina Kharbani of Nonglwai village ,West Khasi Hills and Villagers of this particular village did not know about growing vegetables or any other high valuable crops. They only grow own traditional crops such as Paddy, Maize, Potato, Sweet Potato and few local vegetables, as they have the concept that no other vegetables could be grown here. Smt.Sketina was pioneering in growing vegetable...[ Read More ]

Shri Bitri Basyrngaid having the family of seven members was deriving livelihood from his farm of 2.2 ha located in village Pyndengumiong Mairang, block Mairang (44 km from Shillong) in West Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya and had been in this profession for the last 30 years. He used to grow various crops like maize, potato, chow-chow, cabbage, cauliflower, tomato, lettuce, radish, mustard leaf, beet root, plum, peach, pear including flowers-gerbera and carnation and livestock-local breed of poultry and piggery...[ Read More ]

West and South West Khasi Hills districts in Meghalaya state are dominated by tribal population having agriculture as their main livelihood. The main food grain crops grown in the districts are Paddy, Maize and Millets and commercial crops grown are Potato, Ginger, Turmeric, Oilseed, Black Pepper, Arecanut and Betel Leaves with various varieties of vegetables crops. Among the horticultural crops, orange, banana and pineapple are grown in the districts with some temperate fruits like Plum, Pear and Peach...[ Read More ]

Shri. Bitri Basaringaid, a farmer from Pyndengumiong village, Mairang Block (44 km from Shillong) in West Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya grows various crops and vegetables like maize, potato, chow-chow, cabbage, cauliflower, tomato, lettuce, radish, mustard leaf, beet root, plum, peach, pear including flowers-gerbera and carnation and livestock-local breed of poultry and piggery in his 2.2 ha farm area...[ Read More ]

Sohphlang is a small plant with edible roots or tuber like fruit scientifically known as Flemingia vestita and has been used traditionally as an anthelmintic (that expel parasitic worms on human), the basis of which is scientifically validated. The delicate skin is easily peeled off to expose a smooth cream-coloured flesh that has a sweet, nut-like flavour. In terms of nutritional value, it is particularly rich in phosphorus and proteins. It is found as a wild herb along the mountain slopes of Himalayas...[ Read More ]

Shri. Bitri Basyrngaid lives at Mairang, he earned his livelihood only by farming in his land of 2.2 ha. He grows different vegetables in such a way that ensures year around production.This hard work and dynamic farmer, by his own experienced and excited to earn more from the same plot of land to feed his family, he invented a system of growing POTATO+CHOW-CHOW in the same area i.e by growing Potato from February to June and during this period, Chow-Chow also...[ Read More ]

Ginger is also one of the important crops of West Khasi Hills and farmers depend on it during winter to support their livelihood. The Softrot of Ginger is the dreaded disease in Ginger that grows in West Khasi Hills and our KVK realised this when we conducted PRA in this adopted village.This lady is the one who grew the maximum amount of Ginger in this village...[ Read More ]