Prayagraj,

26 Nov (HS): With the aim of combating malnutrition and improving the economic

condition of farmers, a one day training and demonstration programme on

sustainable cultivation of Moringa and products made from Moringa leaves for

value addition and product development was successfully organised under the

ongoing project at SHUATS under Uttar Pradesh Council of Science and Technology

to improve the social and economic condition of farmers.

The

programme was conducted by the Principal Investigator of the project, Prof. Dr.

Devi Singh, and Co-Principal Investigators, Prof. Dr. C. John Wesley and

Deepanshi. Chief Guest Director Prof. SD McCarthy encouraged the farmers for

sustainable cultivation of Moringa. The

program was highlighted by the active participation of successful farmers from

various blocks of Prayagraj—such as Arun Tiwari, Ramnath Patel, and Abhishek

Kumar. These farmers gained firsthand experience in moringa production and

marketing techniques and showed keen interest in adopting them in the future.

The presence of women entrepreneurs made the training even more effective and

inspiring.

In

this one day program, the Principal Investigator of the project, Co-Principal

Investigator and Dr. Kamini Singh, Founder of Dr. Moringa Private Limited,

provided complete information to the farmers about sustainable cultivation of

Moringa, its medicinal value and the products made from it and also provided

training and demonstration in the Moringa orchard and provided detailed

information on advanced cultivation techniques of Moringa, production of

products from leaves and pods, market demand, value addition and entrepreneurship

possibilities. The participants benefited immensely from their presentation in

understanding Moringa based startup and marketing model.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi