Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 7: Under the able guidance and leadership of Prof. Nazir Ahmad Ganai, Vice-Chancellor, SKUAST-Jammu, the 7th five days training programme on Empowering (capacity building) of women through livestock farming concludes at Division of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, SKUAST- Jammu, R.S. Pura. This training, seventh in series of twelve numbers of five days training programme, is being sponsored by National Commission for Women (NCW), Govt. of India, New Delhi under their capacity building programmes.
Dr. M.S. Bhadwal , Dean, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, R.S. Pura was the Chief Guest during the valedictory session of the training programme. In his address, he congratulated the trainees (30 in numbers) for being selected for this training programme who have come from Salam Chak village of R.S Pura block of Jammu district. He asked the trainees about their experience and learning during the five days of training. Participants were happy and satisfied about the theoretical and practical exposures received during the programme. Few trainees gave their feedback also.
At the outset, Dr Pranav Kumar, Training Coordinator of the five days training programme and PI of the NCW sponsored project cum Assistant Professor, Division of Veterinary & Animal Husbandry Extension Education welcomed the Chief Guest and gave details of the activities being conducted during the five days training programme. He informed the gathering that trainees were exposed to veterinary clinical complex, integrated farming system models, various practical demonstrations such as vermicompost making, cow dung log making, value addition of milk, natural farming preparations/concoctions, indigenous technical knowledge for the treatment of dairy animals, cattle dung based entrepreneurial opportunities etc in such a way that they could start their own enterprise as well as for the promotion of organic/natural farming.
During the valedictory session of the training programme, various inputs (such as milk can, strainer, tub, lactometer, apron, mineral mixture, dewormer, sprayer, vermicompost, cow dung logs etc) were distributed among the trainees for scientific and hygienic rearing of dairy animals at farm level. All the trainees were given participation certificate. Convenors and training co-coordinators were also present during the valedictory session. |
