The Meghalaya Natural & Organic Farming Society for Livelihood & Innovation in Agriculture is the State’s apex body driving organic transformation and climate-resilient agriculture.
MEGNOLIA organised the Review Meeting & Way Forward Workshop on the Meghalaya State Organic Mission 2024–28 on 17 September 2026 at the State Convention Centre, Shillong, bringing together senior officials, the APEDA team, Service Providers, DPMs of MEGNOLIA and MBMA, field teams and other stakeholders to review Phase I progress and chart the way forward for Phase II. The workshop was attended by Dr. Vijay Kumar D, IAS, Commissioner & Secretary and Chairman, MEGNOLIA; Smti. Isawanda Laloo, IAS, Secretary, Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Department and CEO, MEGNOLIA; Smti. Saloni Verma, IAS, Executive Director, MBMA; Shri Maqbool L. Suiam, CAO, MEGNOLIA; and Smti. D. Barishisha Mukhim, COO, MEGNOLIA, along with DHOs, DAOs, departmental officials, Service Providers and field teams.
As a way forward for MEGNOLIA, Shri Maqbool L. Suiam emphasised reviewing Phase I beyond area coverage and farmer enrolment, with focus on the quality and sustainability of interventions, strengthening farmer groups and ICS, improving documentation and certification, and addressing gaps in Phase II. Dr. Vijay Kumar D, IAS stressed the need to anticipate Phase II challenges, strengthen field-level systems and provide clearer hand-holding to Service Providers, while leveraging partner organisations for community mobilisation and grassroots support. Smti. Isawanda Laloo, IAS called for greater dedication, stronger community-level implementation, capacity building through IVCS and closer engagement with communities, with the larger objective of progressing towards the 1 lakh hectare goal and strengthening Meghalaya’s position in the global organic market. Letters of Empanelment for Phase II were handed over to the empanelled Service Providers, while a Work Plan and MOU between MEGNOLIA and MBMA was signed by Smti. Isawanda Laloo, IAS; Smti. Saloni Verma, IAS; Shri Augustus Suting, Additional Project Director, MBMA; Shri Maqbool L. Suiam, CAO, MEGNOLIA; and Smti. D. Barishisha Mukhim, COO, MEGNOLIA, strengthening convergence and coordinated implementation for Phase II of MSOM and Phase III of MOVCDNER. The programme also featured a virtual presentation by Prof. (Dr.) Tanweer Alam, Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP), on sustainable packaging solutions for organic and agricultural products.
