Tura, Feb 7: A two-day HRD (Human Resource Development) cum Orientation Training Programme was held in Tura, with the aim of upgrading participants’ knowledge and skills in the field of agro-ecosystem analysis, in light of the increase in pesticide-related problems in the region.
The programme titled “Beyond Pesticides: Empowering Garo Hills Agri/Horti Officers with AESA-Driven Solutions” Rabi 2023-24 was held at the Office of the District Training Officer, Farmers Training Centre, Sangsanggre, Tura and organised by Central Integrated Pest Management Centre, Shillong (Govt. of India, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage).
This two day programme started on Tuesday with Wednesday being it’s last day, and was conducted for the state agriculture and horticulture officers of Garo Hills where participation of more than 40 participants from all district level offices were seen.
Gokulraam M, PPO (E) CIPMC shared that this training was targeted for state agriculture offices and horticulture offices since they are the real functionaries at the field level, the actual individuals who meet farmers on a day-to-day basis.
“So the training will help them to give the same kind of training to the farmers, they can train the farmers in the local region so that the farmer will get the same kind of confident out of that. So that is the purpose, instead of targeting the one farmers, if we are targeting the one district and four five offices of them, we can cover each nook and corner of this particular districts with the officials, they will help us to resolve the issues by implementing this AESA based technique”, he added.
The participants were educated in the field of pesticides resistance, management and resurgence, regulatory framework for pesticides use in India, drift effect of pesticides, Agro-Ecosystem Analysis (AESA) based IPM strategies, effective implementation of NPSS (National Pest Surveillance System), demonstration of IPM strategies, etc.
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