Institute to train farmers in crop management

Fatehgarh Sahib, November 4
The National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM) has adopted three villages of the district to provide training in the management of various crops to farmers. These villages are Deramian Meer, Peerjain and Panjoli.

Deputy Commissioner Yashvir Mahajan said the NIFTEM had adopted these villages for four years. He said three teams of the institute had visited these villages and provided training to farmers for one week. The teams will camp in these villages for one week in October and November and two weeks in May and June.

Mahajan said the farmers should give a preference to the management of crops and the arrangement of proper storage facility after forming self-help groups. He said NIFTEM teams would conduct tests on water and soil samples in these villages to provide information about the soil fertility.

He said the institute teams would also provide training regarding grading of crops and its packaging so that the farmers could get better remuneration. The teams would also provide training to the farmers in the maintenance of village ponds and fish farming. He urged the farmers to benefit from the training programme and cooperate with these teams.

Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development) Sanjeev Kumar Garg said each team of the NIFTEM would comprise 10 members. He said Dr Koman Chauhan, Dr Neetu Taneja and Dr Bhasmati Bhattacharya would lead these teams in Deramian Meer, Peerjain and Panjoli villages, respectively.