I have always considered myself a proud owner of the original Manipuri Polo Ponies. In fact, I owned four, including an extremely rare breed, whom I lovingly named, ‘Koiyang’. Polo players, who assumed their upkeeps on the condition that my horses play only for their team, say there are only about 4-5 sagols like Koiyang. Sagolis the Meitei word for horse.

Later, I confirmed from experts that Koiyang is indeed rare. He belongs to the breed that is fighting a losing battle against extinction. He has curly furs and is of slightly smaller size but stoutly built and famous for their tenacity. They also confirmed that being tabiano in colorization and curly, Koiyang belongs to the rarest breed of Pony, existing in the world today. I bought him in 2013, when he was around one and half year old and I named him Koiyang indicative of his curly furs and swiftness. ‘Koi’ means curly and ‘yang’ translates as swift. Naturally, I was super proud that he is mine.

Global food production has been assessed to rise by 70 percent by 2050 to cater for growth in world population of more than 30 percent. Sub-Saharan Africa’s population would grow the fastest (+114 percent) and East and Southeast Asia’s the slowest (+13 percent). Urbanization is foreseen to continue at an accelerating pace with urban areas to account for 70 percent of world population in 2050 (up from 49 percent at present) and rural population, after peaking sometime in the next decade, actually declining. At the same time, per capita incomes in 2050 are projected to be a multiple of today’s levels.

It is beyond any shade of doubt that global food security is one of the most pressing societal issues of our time. Though advances in agricultural technology and expertise will significantly increase the food production potential of many countries / regions, yet these advances will not increase production fast enough to meet the demands of the planet’s even faster-growing human population.

Four days Agriculture Fair with the theme “Drive to doubling income of Tribal Farmers in the North East India” was inaugurated on 6th January 2018 by Shri Radha Mohan Singh, the Hon’ble Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Government of India. Other Dignitaries who were present on the occasion were Dr Y. R Meena Additional Commissioner (Extension), DAC&FW, MOA &FW Govt of India, Dr Narendra Prakash, Director ICAR Research Complex.

The First ever Indian Film Festival Mizoram opened to a full house amongst sheer excitement and grandeur at Vanapa Hall in Aizawl on 23rd January 2018 The Festival jointly organised by the Government of Mizoram and its State Partners-Innovations India Advertising & Events Pvt. Ltd. which was inaugurated by the honourable Chief Minister of Mizoram, Sh. Lal Thanhawla. The event saw the presence of a number of top Film Makers from India and abroad, Ministers, Govt. Officials, Miss Mizoram, Fashion Icons and crème de la crème of Mizoram.