Mokokchung, 24th September 2026 (Nokinketer News): The Mokokchung Ao Officers’ Telungjem (MAOT), in collaboration with the ABAM Youth Ministry, conducted a two-day Youth Empowerment through Agriculture and Leadership Training on the theme, “Grow Skills, Grow Enterprise, Grow Leaders.”
The training was held on September 22 & 23 at the State Agricultural Research Station (SARS), Yimsemyong, Mokokchung bringing together 46 youths from churches and institutions affiliated with the Ao Baptist Arogo Mungdang (ABAM).
In the introductory session, MAOT general secretary and assistant professor Yashikala Jamir highlighted the interconnectedness of various agri-based activities and stressed the importance of youth participation in agricultural enterprises. She said greater youth involvement in agriculture could contribute not only to individual self-reliance but also to the wider agricultural ecosystem.
MAOT president and Joint Director, SARS, I. Lipokonen Jamir, highlighted the opportunities available to young people in the agricultural sector. Referring to the growing number of job seekers and limited employment opportunities in the State, he encouraged the participants to explore agriculture and entrepreneurship as avenues for creating employment rather than relying solely on existing job opportunities.
The training combined theoretical sessions with practical demonstrations covering beekeeping, kitchen and nutrition gardens, oyster mushroom cultivation, composting and organic inputs, poultry management, tree nursery management, youth groups and collective enterprise, leadership and basic agricultural business planning.
A total of 17 experts and resource persons from various government departments and institutions, including Agriculture, Horticulture, Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Veterinary, District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) and Nagaland State Rural Livelihoods Mission (NSRLM), facilitated the sessions.
The participants also heard success stories from vegetable and poultry farmers, who shared their experiences of developing agricultural enterprises. Their experiences highlighted the importance of learning through trial and error, persistence and overcoming social and cultural challenges in pursuing agriculture-based enterprises.
In his closing remarks, MAOT vice-president Er. Chubatoshi encouraged the youths to identify their individual skills and areas of interest and remain committed to them despite competing interests and influences.
The organisers said the training aimed to equip young people with practical agricultural skills, entrepreneurial perspectives and leadership capacity, while promoting agriculture as a potential pathway to self-reliance, enterprise creation and community development.
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