KVK Budgam holds EAP on ‘Mechanization of Agricultural Farms’

BUDGAM, NOVEMBER 03: SKUAST-K’s KVK Budgam today organized one day Entrepreneurship Awareness Programme (EAP) on “Mechanization of Agricultural Farms” for tribal farmers/farm women at Shanglipora, Khag, sponsored by Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME), GoI.

The training Programme was aimed to sensitize and build entrepreneurial mindset among the farmers/farm women. A total of 60 trainees from the said village attended the awareness Programme.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Bilal Ahmad Lone (Sr. Scientist & Head KVK Budgam) stressed on the role of such awareness Programmes for developing entrepreneurship spirit among the farming community. 

He also stressed upon the use of farm Machinery for increasing the productivity, production and profitability of the farmer and to meet the needs of the growing population.

Dr. Sabia Akhter, Coordinator of the programme discussed Farm Mechanization and different sources of farm mechanization. She also emphasized the need of mechanization to enhance the key performance parameters at every stage of the cropping cycle.

The Programme was aimed at providing the awareness about the new machinery/tools to the farmers/ farm women so that the efficiency of the farming can be increased.

Dr. Shazia Ramzan (scientist Soil Science) delivered the lecture on pre-requisites of land preparation and various machines and implements used for better seed bed preparation for germination of seeds.

The programme was also attended by other scientists of KVK Budgam.