Advisor for Horticulture and Border Affairs, Nagaland, Mhathung Yanthan today, inaugurated Tongphi Herbal Soap manufacturing unit at Rachan Colony, Wokha Town. 

Advisor, while speaking at the programme said that, irrespective of age bar – ‘dedicated farmers are the friends of the horticulture department’. He further, called upon all to take farming as an enterprise and become an entrepreneur. He encouraged all to work hard with sincerity and dedication in the field of farming with innovative ideas, so also to take up a venture for enabling a job provider instead of seeking government job alone.

Director, Horticulture Dr. Elithung Lotha also spoke on the occasion where he said that Horticulture has a lot of options – from fragrance to taste, all required nutrients and immunity boost produced from plants and crops are undertaken and initiated by the department for which one needs to promote all such horticulture related farming in a larger scale.  He also asked all farmers and workers to get organized to keep their unit growing.

Earlier, Mhathung unveiled the stone, dedicated by Rev. S. Thungrio Khuvung, Pastor, Longjung Baptist Church, Vankhosung. The inauguration programme was chaired by Medemshiba, District Horticulture Officer, Wokha.

Advisor along with his entourage had inspected the manufacturing unit and took lunch provided by Lanchibemo Tsopoe and family (Unit Promoter).