Vegetable Cultivation in East Garo Hills
Shri Bearson Marak residing in the village of Chisobibra, Samanda, East Garo Hills, which is just 9 km from Williamnagar is one of the farmers who is taking interest in growing vegetables for commercial purposes. With the intervention of HMNEH in his village, took the opportunity to work with the Horticulture Department to bring awakening among the fellow villagers.
The village is just 9 km from Williamnagar, the Head quarter located on Tura-Williamnagar Road attracting the customers for their fresh vegetable products and thus offer great scope for market directly to the consumer and fetched him a good price without much difficulties to transport his produces to market.
He grows Broccoli, potato besides other crops in an area beside the Simsang River and harvested a good crop. Encouraged by the success achieved, he increased the area of cultivation. The successes changes his life and the impact of his success is seen in his village becoming an example to the others to follow suit.