CONDUCTION OF TRAINING AND DISTRIBUTION OF INPUTS BY DIRECTORATE OF ONION AND GARLIC RESEARCH

A training programme on “Rabi Onion Production Technology” under SCSP scheme was organized by ICAR-DOGR, Rajgurunagar, Pune in collaboration with KVK, Narayangaon on 9 December 2020 at KVK, Narayangaon. Dr. Dattatraya Gawade, Subject Matter Specialist, Plant Protection, KVK, Narayangaon welcomed the participants and elaborated the need of training programme. Dr. Shailendra Gadge, Senior Scientist & Nodal Officer, SCSP delivered a lecture on “Rabi Onion Production Technology”. He also expressed that the technology of ICAR-DOGR would help in raising income of scheduled caste farmers. Dr. Avinash Wakhare, Technical Officer told to the farmers about proper use of inputs. Shri. Prashant Salwe, Agricultural Extension Officer, Development Support Centre, ITC, Narayangaon expressed vote of thanks at the end of training programme.

After training programme, the seed of white onion variety Bhima Shubhra, fertilizers, weedicides, fungicides, insecticides were distributed to 50 scheduled caste farmers from villages viz., Panoli and Nandur Pathar of Ahmednagar district and Ranjani, Nimgaon Sava, Yedgaon, Narayangaon, Umbraj, Pimpri Pendhar, Mahalunge, Ganjvewadi, Pargaon and Kalamb of Pune district. The vegetable seeds of cowpea, tomato, chilli and okra were also distributed among these farmers. Seed and other agricultural inputs were given free of cost to the farmers. The farmers were properly informed about the use of all these materials.