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A five-day skill training programme on digital agriculture extension facilitator is being held from June 6 to 10 at the ICAR Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), MYRADA campus in Gobichettipalayam here.
Organised in association with ICAR- Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Hyderabad, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore, National Skill Foundation of India (NSFI) and Agricultural Skill Council of India, the programme was inaugurated on Thursday.
P. Alagesan, Senior Scientist and Head, MYRADA KVK, welcomed the gathering, and N. Anantharaja, Professor and Head, Training Division, TNAU, briefed about the five-day session plan and its usages in the future agriculture scenario.
P.P. Murugan, Director of Extension Education, TNAU, explained the importance of the training to the extension officials working in the agriculture related fields. Sai Krishna, Chief Executive Officer, NSFI, explained the training task and its importance in the upcoming field of agriculture. E. Karunashree, Director of Extension Education, Dr. YSR Horticulture University, Arvind G. Risbud, Executive Director, MYRADA and S. Venkatesan, Joint Director of Agriculture, Erode district, also spoke.
In his presidential address, Shaik. N. Meera, Director, ICAR ATARI, Zone X, Hyderabad explained about the importance of digital agriculture and its benefits to the small and marginal farmers. As many as 30 participants from the Department of Agriculture and Horticulture, scientists from various KVKs, Farmer Producer Organisation representatives, and youths from rural areas attended the training. M. Senthilkumar, associate professor, TNAU, delivered a vote of thanks.
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