Farmers and school students tour PAU for knowledge enhancement

Ludhiana, June 15, 2023: As many as 30 farmers from village Payal of district Ludhiana, and 38 school students from Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Kotkapura, Faridkot toured Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) to have in-depth understanding of agriculture and its allied occupations.

Welcoming the delegations, Dr Rupinder Kaur, Associate Director (Skill Development), informed that the farmers were equipped with the knowledge about Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) technology, organic cultivation and Punjab Agri Business Incubator (PABI) project. She also apprised the school students of Skill Development Centre and its activities.

Dr Lavleesh Garg, Extension Scientist, shed light on the training programmes, with reference to short, vocational and in-service trainings, being conducted for the welfare of the farmers and their families. “Students can opt for different agricultural streams after matriculation and twelfth at PAU; these offer job avenues as well as make youths job providers,” he added.

Experts, namely Dr Jaswinder Kaur Brar, Dr Arshdeep Singh, Dr Vijay Kant, Dr Shivani Sharma and Dr Jaspal Singh imparted training in bakery preparations and coordinated visits to Food Industry Business Incubation Centre, Dr Uppal Museum of Water and Power Resources, mushroom farm and beekeeping farm at PAU, respectively. Besides, they also visited the College of Community Science and the Museum of Rural Life of Punjab.

Dr Amit Kaul, Dr Neeraj Rani and Er Karanvir Gill explained the benefits of labour and water saving DSR, pesticide-free production through organic cultivation and financial funding being provided under PABI, respectively.

Kanwaljit Kaur, while proposing a vote of thanks, advised the farmers and the students to acquire trainings in skill development at PAU.