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
Mr. Maqbool Lyngdoh Suiam	Officer on Special Duty	Shillong	0364-2951132	9436103899	shasaw@gmail.com
Mr. M. Defenderson Shadap	Assistant Director of Horticulture(FP)	Shillong		9436107189	desha09@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
Macdonald Ropmay	Technical Associate-I	Shillong		8794824292	macdonaldropmaythabah@gmail.com
Charis Ripnar Kharkongor	Technical Associate-II	Shillong		8787786016	charisripnar2016@gmail.com
Androny K Lyngkhoi	Technical Associate-III	Head Quarter, Shillong		8119969940	akharpuri14@gmail.com
Ribhahun Khonglah	Technical Associate-III	Shillong		9366738062	khonglahribhahun@gmail.com
Wanridahun B Nongsiej	Technical Associate-III	Head Quarter, Shillong		7641938974/8427622214	wanridahun@gmail.com

Technical Associates posted at the District level

Name	Designation	Station	Mobile No.	Email
Banteilang Kharbani	Technical Associate-III	District Horticulture Office, Nongstoin	8131895378	banteikhar123@gmail.com
Maialin Susie Nongrang	Technical Associate-III	District Horticulture Office, Shillong	9774842110	maialin_16nongrang@rediffmail.com
Vegonia Marboh	Technical Associate-III	District Horticulture Office, Nongpoh	8638557938	vegomarboh@gmail.com
Evenstar Kharbani	Technical Associate-III	District Horticulture Office, Mawkyrwat	8014128100	evenkharbani@gmail.com
Vicky Nelson Manar	Technical Associate-III	District Horticulture Office, Khliehriat	6009970617	vickynelsonmanar1999@gmail.com
Antirouny K Sangma	Technical Associate-III	District Horticulture Office, Williamnagar & Baghmara	6009095336/7085400578	nimrodantirouny@gmail.com
Danme C. M. Sangma	Technical Associate-III	West Garo Hills, Tura	8787598518	danmesangma@gmail.com
Tyngshainmi Kharsahnoh	Technical Associate-III	District Horticulture Office, Resubelpara	8730071339/9366211085	kharsahnohtyngshainmi@gmail.com
Amy Hazel Warjri	Technical Associate-III	District Horticulture Office, Jowai	8131850200	amywarjri@gmail.com