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| KVK organized vocational training on value addition under ARYA project | | |  Early Times Report
KATHUA, July 26: A two-day workshop for Kohinoor Farmers Producers Organisations (FPOs) of block Barnoti was organised by Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kathua with a focus on value addition for realising better profits in collaboration with Manager cum Chemist, Department of Horticulture, Kathua under the leadership of Dr. B. N. Tripathi, Hon'ble Vice Chancellor SKUAST-Jammu under the aegis of Dr. Amrish Vaid, Director Extension, SKUAST-Jammu. The vocational training programme on value addition was organized with the objective of Attaining and Retaining Youth in Agriculture and make them self reliant in which more than 40 trainees participated. The aim of the programme is to develop the skill of the youth in processing so that they will become job providers rather than job seekers.
Chief Horticulture officer Kathua was the chief guest of the programme and Amit kumar DDM NABARD and Vinay Vilas, MMC Kathua was the Guest of Honour during the programme.
At the outset, Dr. Vishal Mahajan Chief Scientist & Head, KVK-Kathua welcomed the participants of training Programme and highlighted the role & importance of Krishi Vigyan Kendra in skill development of rural youth. He briefed about the importance of entrepreneurship development. While welcoming the participants, Dr. Vishal Mahajan, Chief Scientist and Head, KVK Kathua said it was imperative for farmers to adapt to the emerging situations and learn how to add value to their produce so that they can get better returns. Both the Central and State governments were implementing various schemes, including subsidy schemes, to promote value addition and FPOs can avail the same, he said.
He practically demonstrated the manual operation of continuous band sealer for sealing different type of products. Continous band sealers are a go to option for sealing bags and pouches. He motivated the farm women to go for value addition of different products like pickles, anola candy, gulkand, aamchoor powder, badiyan etc. He said Krishi Vigyan Kedra Kathua will provide the facility of sealed packing to all the groups who are associated in value addition Agri business.
Chief Horticulture Officer Sh. Ashwani Khajuria briefed the participants about different types of schemes related to horticulture under HADP Project.
DDM NABARD Sh. Amit Kumar gave Power Point Presentation on Formation and Management of Farmer Producer Organisation. Vinay Vilas Manager cum chemist explained the FPO group about Processing of seasonal fruits and vegetables. He practically demonstrated the manual operation of continuous band sealer for sealing different type of products. Continous band sealers are a go to option for sealing bags and pouches. He motivated the farm women to go for value addition of different products like pickles, anola candy, gulkand, aamchoor powder, badiyan etc. Sh. Kamal kumar, Canning Instructor Practically demonstrated the participants about preparation of different types of pickles like mango, bitter gourd, chili and Mango Chutney at KVK Kathua.
Dr. Anamika Jamwal, Chief Scientist- Plant Protection briefed about the importance of sealed products. She explained the basic motto of this training programme and motivated the participants to establish their own units for generating income.
Dr. Berjesh Ajrawat discussed about the marketing strategy, pricing and financial projections to start agribusiness plan.
The queries related to production technology and value addition of different produce like vegetable and fruits were satisfactorily answered by the team of scientists of KVK Kathua. The participants showed keen interest in the programme and requested to carried these types of training programme in future also. |
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