About Us

Introduction

The agro-climatic zones of Meghalaya facilitate production of a large number of diverse fruits and vegetables. Most of our agricultural commodities are amenable for further processing into various intermediary and finished products that can fetch better value to the farmers and processors. The present institutional mechanism for value addition is barely adequate. The full potential of the sector therefore, goes abegging.

Based on the 2015-16 data, the net sown area of Meghalaya is 3,43,431 ha which is just 15.27% of the total geographical area. There are at least four major crops that are grown in about 10000 ha each, in our state, namely: – Potato, Mandarin Orange, Pineapple, and Ginger. There is also an exclusive niche market for Lakadong Turmeric.

This is where the proposal for creating the Directorate of Food Processing came into being and the Government of Meghalaya had created a new Directorate of Food Processing under the Department of Agriculture in May 2018.

Our Mission

The Directorate aims at bridging the gap in the agricultural value-chain. This is essential to help farmers get remunerative prices for their produce and also become entrepreneurs in the process thereby, leading to employment generation and developing entrepreneurship in this sector.
The Directorate focuses on capacity building in this sector, directly or otherwise and plans to create academic opportunities for the youth by way of having them admitted in certificate, diploma or degree granting programmes in the State, or elsewhere in the country.
The Directorate networks with academic, research and technology dispensing institutions across the country connected to the Food Processing sector, viz., the CFTRI, Mysore, the CIPHET, Ludhiana, etc. to support with training and knowledge upgradation.
The Directorate aims to source technologies from various research and technology generating organizations and induct the most appropriate crop-specific processing technologies in the State, to make Food Processing low-scale, decentralized and a people-centric activity.
The Directorate will adopt a geographical crop cluster approach for creating sufficient scale in the processing opportunities and develop common facilities in the cluster hubs.
The Directorate will make all possible efforts to expand the market for the processed products, by way of organizing festivals, and participating in exhibitions and expositions in and outside the State periodically.

Directorate Structure

The Directorate is presently headed by the Officer on Special Duty(OSD) and Assistant Director of Horticulture (FP), who along with a Team of Technical Associates look after the various activities relating to Food Processing in the State. Technical Associates are also assigned at the District Level to help implement Schemes and offer their expertise at the ground level.

Name	Designation	Station	Phone	Mobile No.	Email
Shri. M. Defenderson Shadap	Officer on Special Duty	Head Quarter, Shillong	0364-2951132	9436107189	desha09@gmail.com
Smti. Agreecia Syndor	Assistant Director of Horticulture(FP)	Shillong		8837407367	megfpc.shg@gmail.com
Smti.K.D.A. Momin	Assistant Director of Horticulture(FP)	Dainadubi		7005423938	karendipsera@gmail.com \| adh.dainadubi@gmail.com
Dr. Dombewarisa S.Marak	Horticulture Development Officer(FP)	Shillong		7005116018	warisa.aau36@gmail.com
Shri. Macdonald Ropmay	Technical Associate-I	Head Quarter, Shillong		8794824292	macdonaldropmaythabah@gmail.com
Smt (Dr). Vegonia Marboh	Technical Associate-I	Head Quarter, Shillong		8638557938	vegomarboh@gmail.com
Smt (Dr). Charis Ripnar Kharkongor	Technical Associate-II	Head Quarter, Shillong		8787786016	charisripnar2016@gmail.com
Shri. Androny K Lyngkhoi	Technical Associate-II	Head Quarter, Shillong		8119969940	akharpuri14@gmail.com
Smt. Wanridahun B Nongsiej	Technical Associate-III	Head Quarter, Shillong		7641938974/8427622214	wanridahun@gmail.com
Shri. Tyngshainmi Kharsahnoh	Technical Associate-III	Head Quarter, Shillong		8730071339	kharsahnohtyngshainmi@gmail.com

Technical Associates posted at the District level

Name	Designation	Station	Mobile No.	Email
Shri. Banteilang Kharbani	Technical Associate-III	District Horticulture Office, West Khasi Hills, Nongstoin	8131895378	banteikhar123@gmail.com
Shri. Vicky Nelson Manar	Technical Associate-III	District Horticulture Office, East Jaintia Hills, Khliehriat	6009970617	vickynelsonmanar1999@gmail.com
Shri. Antirouny K Sangma	Technical Associate-III	District Horticulture Office, East Garo Hills, Williamnagar	6009095336/7085400578	nimrodantirouny@gmail.com
Smt. Danme C. M. Sangma	Technical Associate-III	District Horticulture Office, West Garo Hills, Tura	8787598518	danmesangma@gmail.com
Smt. Amy Hazel Warjri	Technical Associate-III	District Horticulture Office, East Khasi Hills, Shillong	8131850200	amywarjri@gmail.com
Smt. Annie Estella Kharsyntiew	Technical Associate-III	District Horticulture Office, South West Khasi Hills, Mawkyrwat	6009183346	annieksyntiew99@gmail.com
Smt. Eleonora Shylla	Technical Associate-III	District Horticulture Office, West Jaintia hills, Jowai	8798533614	eleonorashylla1@gmail.com
Shri. Keneniah Elfred Jyrwa	Technical Associate-III	District Horticulture Office, South West Garo Hills, Ampati	9863395151	keneniahjyrwa@gmail.com
Shri. Arkibanteibok Kharmawlong	Technical Associate-III	District Horticulture Office, Ri Bhoi, Nongpoh	8794078869	arkikharmawlong@gmail.com