Publication awareness camp for co-op societies

The Communication Centre, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, organised a publication awareness camp for cooperative societies of Patiala in view of the oncoming Rabi season. Dr KK Gill, senior agrometeorologist, while discussing about weather advisories generated by the PAU, highlighted the university’s weekly digital newspaper, ‘Kheti Sandesh’, and its wide circulation among farmers of the state. Dr Sandeep Singh, agronomist, dwelled on wheat cultivation practices, new and water conserving wheat varieties recommended by the PAU and the need to break the wheat-rice cropping pattern to save water as well as the environment. He urged the cooperative societies to go in for soil testing and promoting kitchen gardens at the farmers’ level. Dr Yuvraj Pandhi, entomologist, threw light on diseases in wheat crop as well as insect pest management. Gulneet Chahal, assistant director, publication, and coordinator of the camp, motivated secretaries of the cooperative societies to increase their connection with the university in the interest of the farming community, by enrolling as members of publications, ‘Changi Kheti’ and ‘Progressive Farming’. She further exhorted them to sensitise farmers to PAU-recommended farming techniques for sustainable agriculture.

Visit by forest range officer trainees

The Thirty Six Range Officer Induction Trainees (2020-22) from the Karnataka State Forest Academy, Gungaraghatti, Dharwad, visited the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources. The trainees from seven states — Tamil Nadu, Mizoram, Assam, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir — were included in the group. The head of the Department, Dr SK Chauhan, welcomed the trainees and delivered a lecture on ‘The state of forests in Punjab’ and various schemes being implemented to increase the green cover in the state. Dr Chauhan explained contributions of the department in popularising agroforestry in the state and addressing concerns of tree growers. The lecture was arranged under the CAAST project to conserve natural resources with the support of the State Forest and Wildlife Preservation Department. Trainees interacted freely on different issues pertaining to forestry/agroforestry and expressed their concern to increase forest and tree cover in their respective states. TNS

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