Guwahati, July 31 -- Arunachal Pradesh Chief Secretary Manish Kumar Gupta held a virtual meeting on Tuesday with Nagesh Singh, India's Ambassador to Thailand, to explore international collaboration for the state's Orchid Mission.

The discussion focused on attracting Thai private investment, securing high-quality planting materials, and gaining technical expertise to enhance both scientific and commercial orchid farming.

The meeting also emphasized the importance of upskilling farmers, Self-Help Groups (SHGs), and Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs).

The state government is eager to transfer tissue culture technology and plans to establish a Centre of Excellence, along with model orchid clusters, through a Public-Private Partnership (P...