Excelsior Correspondent
REASI, Dec 19: Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Reasi of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology -Jammu organized ex-trainees meeting at village Sirah of Reasi district.
Many farmers who have been trained by the KVK participated in the programme. Dr Banarsi initiated the programme with the warm welcome of trainees.
Dr Banarsi Lal elaborated the contents of different farmers/vocational trainings imparted to the farmers by the KVK. He also narrated about the different technologies demonstrated by the KVK at the farmers’ fields.
He got the feedback of different training programmes which were imparted to the farmers to start the agri-entrepreneurship in the village. Farmers said that before the exposure of the training programmes imparted by the KVK they were least aware with the modern agricultural technologies but KVK efforts to train them changed their way of farming which further helped to change their total social- economic status.
Dr Banarsi appreciated the farmers for their response for the KVK activities and assured the farmers that whenever they need any kind of farmers/vocational trainings KVK will help them to impart new farm skills.
He further said that the farmers should focus on commercial agriculture. S Satbir Singh, Programme Assistant stressed on the organic farming. On this many farmers asked the quarries which Dr Banarsi answered in a satisfactorily way.
The programme was co-ordinated by Dr Shahid Ahmad, Programme Co-coordinator, KVK, Reasi.