Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR), Leh in collaboration with Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh organized a two day “National workshop on Seabuckthorn” on 6 & 7 Sept 2018 with a view to brainstorm and disseminate relevant information about Seabuckthorn.
The workshop was graced by the presence of member delegates from LAHDC, HOD and member representatives of State Department, Research Institutes, NGOs and Local Entrepreneurs. The workshop was also attended by representative member delegates from five Himalayan States (HP, Uttrakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim & J&K) who actively participated and brainstormed regarding its potential in improving the livelihood status of people living in the mountain regions.
Recently, based on the recent development and its future potential, Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) of Ministry of Agriculture has included seabuckthorn as a horticulture crop for the 5 Himalayan states (J&K, HP, Uttrakhand, Arunachal Pradesh & Sikkim) due to which growers, processors and entrepreneurs will get encouragement and incentives for taking up any activities on seabuckthorn.
