.........................Success story of a farmer............................... Onyok Pertin....! Mr.Takit Miyu is a well known progressive farmer (horticulturist) of Gobuk village. Takit, son of Late Ansing Miyu and Late Tikem Miyu, by dint of hard work, perseverance and amply supported by then Deputy Commissioner L Borang and present District Horticulture Officer (DHO) L Ering has attained the status of a successful horticulturist. Takit gave up his school education after he was orphaned at a young age. He then entered into active politics and involved in several organizations before he became a Panchayat member of the village. He did some petty contract works in various government departments to earn livelihood. Having realized that contract work would not help him earn livelihood anymore for his entire family as there was no assured income in such type of works. He, finally, decided to take up horticulture as means of livelihood. He started cultivation of Orange, Kiwi and Cardamom. Step by step he extended his plantation area and introduced cultivation of Large Cardamom in his field in 2011-12 ably supported by then DC and DHO. His first year income from Large Cardamom this year was around Rs. 5 Lakhs. He has four well maintained gardens- two cardamom and one each of orange and kiwi. His annual income from the four gardens is expected to reach upto Rs.15,00,000. Miyu is now self sufficient and self reliant. He says: “More and more farmers would take up horticulture in a big way if the state government provides loans to the interested farmers and allocate some fund to the district authority for providing fencing materials and seedlings.” The unemployed youths should draw inspiration from Takit Miyu and his success story should be an eye opener for them to adopt farming as a means of livelihood. [The contributor of the story is DIPRO, Yingkiong]
Posted on: Sat, 29 Nov 2014 04:57:26 +0000
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