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PASIGHAT,Jan 25: A 3-day residential training programme on scientific cultivation of tea (Chaipaathsala) was jointly conducted by the Department of Trade & Commerce in collaboration with Arunachal Advisory Centre, Tea Research Association (TRA), Itanagar and the Regional Office of Tea Board of India, Itanagar.It was inaugurated by Onit Panyang, IAS, Secretary, Trade & Commerce at Itanagar earlier. 
In the training programme about 30 small tea growers from all tea growing districts of the state attended the programme. Panyang while exhorting the tea farmers to take full advantage of the training, urged them to learn as much as possible from the tea experts and scientists from TRA and Tea Board of India. He also expressed gratitude to the advisory officers coming from Tea Research Association for extending technical consultancy services for promotion of tea industry in Arunachal. S.K.Baruah, Senior Advisory Officer and Senior Principal Scientist, North Bank Advisory Centre, TRA in his address informed that Tea Research Association (TRA) Tocklai which was established in 1911 has been rendering consultancy services for promotion of scientific cultivation of tea in North Eastern India and also extending all possible help to the small tea growers of the state. 
Tokong Pertin, Director, Trade & Commerce also informed that tea brand from Arunachal Pradesh has been very popular all over India and fetched good prices at Tea Auction Centre which has been possible only because of scientific way of cultivation of tea being imparted by the experts of TRA. He further informed that the Department of Trade & Commerce has been rendering training programme on scientific cultivation of tea under ‘Chaipaathsala’ and congratulated all the tea farmers of the Chaipaathsala family. 
Meanwhile, Dy. Director Trade & Commerce (Nodal Officer), Sonyung Modi welcomed the gathering and Junior Advisory Officer, Arunachal Advisory Centre, Itanagar, Biswajyoti Bordoloi, gave the vote of thanks. The 3-day training programme concluded on Thursday.

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Kenter Joya Riba

(Managing Editor)
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