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COOPERATIVE MECHANISM
World Cooperation Economic Forum to promote

cultivation of exotic crops in Himalayan region under

The World Cooperation Economic applies to our farmers. By adding value
Forum (WCopEF), established to to their agricultural products, we
champion the cooperative movement empower them to thrive. When produce
in India, will collaborate with various gains value, it fetches a premium price,
institutions, including the National leading to progress for our farmers.
Cooperative Union of India (NCUI), the India’s prosperity is inextricably linked
ICAR-Central Institute of Temperate to the success of our farmers and the
Horticulture (CITH), the Confederation spirit of cooperation and value-addition
of NGOs of Rural India (CNRI), and is pivotal in this quest,” Mr. Sanghani
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricul- generate fi ve million in-situ employ- emphasised.
tural Sciences (SKUAST), to promote ment opportunities in the Himalayan
the cultivation of exotic crops in the region through a cooperative framework. Delivering a key note address,
Himalayan region through a coopera- CNRI Secretary General, Mr. Binod
tive framework. “The Himalayan region’s rich diver- Anand said, “Cooperative societies
sity, encompassing demographics, eco- in the Indian Trans Himalayan region
The initial focus will be on promot- nomics, and environment, creates a per- need to work closely with the govern-
ing hazelnut, walnut and other exotic fect setting for cultivating unique crops. ment to encourage farmers cultivate
crops across 13 Himalayan States/ We at WCopEF are joining forces with horticultural crops. India has set a target
Union Territories of the country namely esteemed institutions like ICAR-CITH, of becoming a 5-lakh trillion economy.
Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Uttara- SKUAST, NCUI, and CNRI to bolster This cannot be achieved without the
khand, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal the cooperative movement in the Hima- agricultural sector, and focus should be
Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, layas and promote the cultivation of on horticulture crops. There is a need to
Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, Assam hazelnuts, walnuts, and other non- ensure that horticultural crops reach big
and West Bengal), stretching across native crops,” said Mr. Dileep Sanghani, cities as soon as possible. Storage and
2,500-km. Founder, WCopEF, Chairman, IFFCO, value addition is going to be the key.”
and President, NCUI, during his
In addition to promoting crop culti- address at a two-day ‘National Seminar “Our estimates suggest that we
vation, these institutions will pro- on Horticulture’ in Srinagar. could create 5-million in-situ employ-
vide skill training and raise awareness ment in Himalayan region via coope-
among young people about the various “Consider Amul’s remarkable achi- ratives by encouraging youths to take
innovative government schemes avail- evement. Their success hinges on add- up cultivation of exotic products,”
able. This collaborative effort aims to ing value to milk. The same principle Mr. Anand added.

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140 Chemical Weekly March 26, 2024

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