Implementing Agency : National/Regional Centre for Organic and Natural Farming (N/RCONFs)
Objectives : To impart basic knowledge at village level about organic and natural farming principles, practices, certification its need and benefits including information of latest Central Government schemes etc. in order to train them as seed farmers/ progressive farmers / champion farmers and carry forward the status of Local Groups. Farmers will be trained by giving live demonstrations of on-farm resource management like VAM, Azolla, vermicomposting, Jeewamritetc throughout the country. Demonstration is preferably in the best Government based NCONF/RCONFs/KVK/NGO’s/SAUs/ICAR research institutes’ Model Organic Farms/Model farms of nearby successful Local Groups.
Programme Duration : one days’ duration training course
No. of Participants : 50 No. of Participants
Eligibility for Participation : Inactive/Active LGs, farmers aggregated into clusters and are linked with PKVY, MOVCDNER, BPKP, NMNF, N/SRLMs (including Women Self Help Groups/FPOs) or with any other State implemented scheme on promotion of organic and natural farming.
Course content :
- • Need of Organic and Natural farming, benefits
- • Organic and natural production management system
- • Understanding the usage of biofertilizers and organic fertilizers
- • Understanding on-farm methods of composting
- • Overview of PGS India Certification System and JaivikKheti portal
- • An introduction to brand building initiatives, value addition, marketing and packaging of organic and natural produce
- • Information on schemes and programmes of GOI and how to avail benefits under current Government schemes related to organic and natural farming.
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