Kashmir, Haryana farmers get tech training at PAU

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, March 7

A cluster of 20 farmers from Krishi Udyami Krishak Vikas Chamber, Haryana, and 40 farmers from Agriculture Production and Farmers’ Welfare Department, Jammu and Kashmir, visited the Skill Development Centre, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), today to brush up their skills and knowledge on fruit and vegetable cultivation as well as subsidiary occupations. Also, 20 farmers and farm women from Punjab received training in mushroom production from PAU. These training courses were held under the leadership of Dr MS Bhullar, Director of Extension Education.

Dr Rupinder Kaur, Associate Director (Skill Development), observed that PAU, being a premier agricultural institute, was not only popular among Punjab farmers, but also among farmers of the neighbouring states. Several farmers of the neighbouring states were touring PAU to gather the latest information about newly developed crop varieties and technologies, which they apply in their fields, she added. Dr Kaur said Haryana, Kashmir and Punjab farmers were given information on the cultivation of horticultural crops as well as the mushrooms.

Dr Ruma Devi, a vegetable science expert, focused on vegetable seed production and shared hi-tech vegetable production techniques.

A fruit scientist, Dr Manveen Kaur, explained the successful cultivation of various fruits such as kinnow, guava, pear, plum, grapes, ber, dragon fruit, etc.

Dr Rajwinder Kaur, entomologist, focused on insect/pest management in horticultural crops.

Dr Shivani Sharma, mycologist, provided a deep insight into the vast contribution made by the PAU to the rising volume of mushroom cultivation in the state. Stating that mushroom cultivation was being adopted by small, marginal and big farmers due to higher profits and low investment, she shared suitable marketing strategies that were vital after cultivation and processing mushrooms.

Mycologist Dr Jaspreet Kaur coordinated the visit to a mushroom farm where she showed the farmers different types of mushrooms and their cultivation techniques.

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