ICAR-KVK, West Siang Conducted Three Days Training cum Distribution Programme for farmers
ICAR-KVK West Siang is one of the oldest organization for promoting agricultural production in West Siang district. Now a days, one of the major problem faced by the farmers is farm products marketing. Keeping the above point in view, KVK West Siang conducted 3 days (2nd to 4th February, 2017) training programme entitled, “Linkages of Farmers with the market for Increasing Farm Income”. On the 1st day of 2nd February, 2017 around 25 farmers (11 nos. farm women and 14 nos. rural youth) from different villages of West Siang district attended the said training programme with their full of interest to learn the techniques of agricultural marketing. The inaugural session begun with welcome addressed by Dr. R.A. Alone (Agroforestry) JD (I/C) of ICAR RC for NEHR-Arunachal Pradesh Centre, Basar. The main objective of the training programme was creating awareness among the participants about their rights in different formats of agricultural marketing. The programme also emphasized on e- trading. The whole programme successfully completed by the cooperation of different Scientists Mr. Thejangulie Angami (Horticulture), Mr. Badapmain Makdoh (Agronomy) from ICAR-RC for NEH Region, Arunachal Pradesh Centre, Basar through delivered lecture on different themes. On the last day of the programme Mr. Debashis Datta, SMS (Agril. Extension), Course Director evaluated the knowledge of the trainees through pre and post evaluation process. Trainees received certificate, different types of kharif vegetable seeds under Jhum Improvement project, different varieties of Plum fruit samplings under Temperate Horticulture project and also small farm tools under Tribal Sub Plan (TSP) from the competent authority of ICAR-RC for NEH Region, Arunachal Pradesh Centre, Basar.
Photographs of the 3 days training programme conducted byICAR- KVK,West Siang