Reports on Capacity Building

A Three days’ Orientation Training Programme for KVK’s Trainers under Skill Development Programme for Master Trainers of 24 KVKs from Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Gurgaon is being organised in collaboration with Agricultural Skill Council of India (ASCI) by ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute (ATARI), Jodhpur.

24th October 2016, Jodhpur

ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Jodhpur organised a two-day Zonal Workshop-cum-training programme (24-25 October 2016) on Production Technology of Pulse Crops for 57 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) of Rajasthan and Gujarat states at ICAR-CAZRI, Jodhpur (Rajasthan).

17^th October 2016, Hyderabad

ICAR-Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad organized a one day Brainstorming workshop under NICRA on "Policy Farming for Up-scaling Farm Machinery Custom Hiring Centres (CHCs) here today.

18^th October 2016, Varanasi

A ten-day short course on “Advances in Genetic Enhancement of Underutilized Vegetable Crops”, sponsored by Education Division, ICAR is inaugurated at ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi today.

27th September 2016, Yewang, Arunachal Pradesh

ICAR-National Research Centre on Yak, West Kemang in collaboration with Eastern Regional Station, ICAR-NDRI, Kalyani, organized one-day Pig rearing programme for Tribal Farmers of Yewang village, West Kameng District today.

ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Regional Centre, Udhagamandalam, organizing thirteen-day capacity building programme on “Field Engineering Training on Forest watershed management” for the Assistant Conservator of Forests from 22nd September to 04th October 2016 at IISWC Regional Centre.

ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack organized training programme on “Hybrid Rice Production Technology for increasing Productivity” (20-24 September, 2016) to enhance knowledge and skills on hybrid rice production technology.

27th September 2016, Varanasi

ICAR sponsored 12-day training on“Principles and production techniques of hybrid seed in vegetables” (27 September – 8 October 2016) was inaugurated at ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi today.

ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur organized an ICAR-sponsored 21- day Summer School on “Livelihood and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation through Agroforestry" from 3rd to 23rd August, 2016.

A skill development programme for fisherwomen on “Net making and mending” was organized by Fishing Technology Division of ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Cochin during 8-12 August, 2016.

Shri K.J. Maxy, Member of the Legislative Assembly, Cochin constituency inaugural address emphasised the need for empowerment of women through such training programmes in making them competent in the fisheries sector.