Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Thursday said his coalition government had worked out a plan to promote a thriving ecosystem that links tourism, agriculture, entrepreneurship, and job creation through the promotion of local fruit winemakers in the State.
He promised support for the fruit wine industry while launching the North East Wine Incubation Centre at Mawdiangdiang on the outskirts of the State’s capital Shillong on Thursday. The centre, the first of its kind in the region, was inaugurated in the presence of Agriculture Minister Ampareen Lyngdoh and Excise Minister Kyrmen Shylla.
Mr. Sangma said the idea of devising a strategy to promote professional winemaking and packaging came to him after he saw homemade pineapple wine with a simple, handcrafted label on a beer bottle.
