Agri-produce marketing

In 1997, MMCS began to provide marketing support to liberate local rubber growers from the clutches of moneylenders and middlemen, and it continues to be the core of our activities. At present, we provide a fair price higher by avoiding various levels of middlemen. At present MMCS supplies more than 700 tons of rubber to Apollo tyres. Likewise produces such as mucona seeds, pepper and turmeric have been marketed to provide better prices for the farmers.

Promotion of Farmer Producer Organizations

In view of empowering the small and marginal farmers in the Garo Hills, FPOs have been promoted through providing awareness on improved cultivation practices, other agri-extension services and forward linkages. With MMCS as the promoting Institution, and NABARD as the funding agency, Abri FPO was formed to do a profitable business with their farm produces.

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Model Dairy Farm

A model cow farm with more than 15 cows’ function under the MMCS team since many years. Milk produced from the farm is of high demand in the local community and is sold through the retail store at Mendipathar.

Model Multi-crop Natural Farm

MMCS practices multi-crop natural farming in its farmland in Babupara and Jampara. Vegetables of various kinds, maize, ginger, etc are being cultivated in the farmland. The produces that are cultivated in the farmland is being sold in the consumer shop at Mendipathar and are in high demand.

Model Piggery Farm

MMCS ventured into Piggery years back. Currently breeding and fattening of piglets are happening regularly. Recently the Govt of Meghalaya launched the Piggery Mission was launched on 15th August 2020 with a goal to make the state self-sufficient in pork production, improve incomes of over 25,000 households, enhance food security, strengthen cooperative culture and credit extensions. MMCS under the scheme is expanding its breeding unit in order to supply healthy piglets to the neighbouring villages.

Model Poultry Farm

A model Poultry farm has also been set up to teach and train people in developing their own backyard poultry and for poultry enterprises in the Garo Hills. The chicks being reared here is the kroiler variety and these are suitable for both fattening and layering purposes. The vaccinated chicks are made available for the people at a reasonable rate. Sale of chicken for meat purpose and eggs are also taken up.

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Food Processing

This is also one of the focus areas that MMCS is focused on wherein encouraging the people in the North Garo Hills to practice the processing of various fruits available within their reach and increase their livelihood. MMCS produces various kinds of fruit juices like mango, jack fruit, litchi, Amla, various kinds of Pickles, Cakes, snacks etc and make them available for sale which is in high demand.

Oyster Mushroom Farming

Under the SFURTI scheme of MSME, GoI; MMCS has been selected as the Project Implementing Agency along with Madhukar Livelihood Foundation as the Technical Agency and IIE Guwahati as the Nodal agency. The objective of the project is to setup a spawn production unit and a value addition unit in order to meet the high demand of spawns and a buy back mechanism to process the oyster mushroom produced respectively. The project is expected to be operationalised by January 2022.