Meghalaya: 1917iTEAMS Distributes Farm Produce to Districts amid Lockdown

Shillong, March 29, 2020:

Meghalaya Government, through its '1917iTEAMS', has reached out to the general public across the State to cater to their daily essentials needs.

1917iTEAMS, an initiative of the Meghalaya Government, has been working to reach out to the communities with the essential supply of food items and ensure that the farmers' produce does not go wasted at the time of lockdown.

The 1917iTEAMS has been working in tandem with Deputy Commissioners of different

districts of the State to ensure that vegetables and fruits are made available to the public.

On Sunday the 1917iTEAMS received the highest number of 717 calls on its toll free number 1917. The calls were with regards to procurement of commodities and purchase by vendors.

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Farm produces from Laitjem and Mawkriah from East Khasi Hills were procured

and distributed across different localities of Shillong under the supervision of Rangbah

Shnongs. Produces from Hajongopara under Betasing Block from South West Garo Hills

were today distributed in localities of Tura in West Garo Hills.

1000 litres of “NaRi milk” were also shipped to Tura from Shillong today, and the

NaRi network of Tura have started home delivery of the milk.

“1917iTEAMS have been activated across the State and is being rapidly up scaled to

aid the Government in this crisis situation. The existing in-house system that connects

farmers to the market has aided the Government to quickly press the system for emergency duty,” Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said.

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He said that all possible measures are being taken to procure farm produces and the

1917iTEAMS will continuously engage with its listed farmers and will further step up its

procurement and supply chain with its continuous engagement with administration and agri

and horti departments.

The “1917iTEAMS” has the mandate to provide statewide access for the farmers to

the markets, while also enabling the farmers to network with experts, evacuate produce,

connect directly with the markets and obtain the necessary agricultural information and

expertise.

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