MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
(SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)
(a) In order to promote research work and mutual coordination amongst the various Agricultural Universities, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is running All India Coordinated Research Projects/Network Projects in collaboration with the State Agricultural Universities as per the details given in the Annexure-I.
(b) No such information is available with the ICAR.
(c) The Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) assess and demonstrate the technologies developed by National Agricultural Research System for its application in farmers’ fields and capacity development of the farmers. For the purpose, the KVKs organize On Farm Trials to assess the location specificity of the technologies and organize Frontline Demonstrations to establish production potential of technologies on the farmers’ fields. The KVKs also organize training programmes for farmers and extension personnel to update their knowledge and skills on modern agricultural technologies. Besides, the KVKs produce quality technological inputs like seeds, planting materials and livestock strains and fingerlings on improved varieties/breeds for availability to the farmers. The achievements of KVKs on these activities during last 4 years including those on agriculture and horticulture in Himalayan region are highlighting at Annexure-II.
Further, ICAR has implemented “Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Unnat Krishi Shiksha Yojna” (PDDUUKSY) for farmers. Under this programme launched during 2016-2017 and continued during 2017-18 100 training centres have been established across the country to train farmers in Organic Farming/ Natural Farming/Cow Based Economy. Out of 100 training centres, following training centres have been established in Himalayan region under the supervision of State Agricultural Universities/ICAR Institutes of Himalayan region during these years. The detail of centres under different agricultural universities are given in the following table. One centre is responsible for organizing at least 5 training programmes in a year with an aim to train at least 30 participants/training. An amount of Rupees one lakh is earmarked for conducting each training programme through SAUs/ICAR-Institutes. Hence, 15000 farmers through 100 training centres across the country are trained every year in Organic Farming/ Natural Farming/Cow Based Economy of which, 600 farmers will be trained in Himalayan region.
Farmers training centres under PDDUUKSY in Himalayan region
Sl. No. Name of SAU’s/ICAR-Institutes No. of Centres No. of Training Programmes proposed at each center Total Amount
(Rs. Lakhs)
1. Sher-e-Kashmir Univ of Agricultural Science & Technology of Jammu 1 5 5.00
2. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar 2 5 10.00
3. CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur 1 5 5.00
4. IARI Regional Station, Kalimpong, Dist. Darjeeling, W. Bengal 1 5 5.00
Total 5 20 25.00
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