Srinagar, Jan 16: Two week long entrepreneurship certificate course on “Canopy Management of temperate fruit crops” to impart expertise and skills on scientific pruning concluded on Monday at S.K University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology (SKUAST) Kashmir, here.
The training course was organized for the unemployed educated youths of valley and commenced by Division of Fruit Science, Faculty of Horticulture on December 31 2022. The purpose was to impart advanced Horticultural techniques on corrective training and pruning methodology under low, medium and high density orcharding systems on viable and commercially adopted training systems for different temperate fruit crops.
Head Division of Fruit Science, Prof. S.A Simnani presented overview of the training course describing the objectives, goals and demonstration of canopy management and a profile of the participating trainees who had come from far flung areas of Ramban, Banihal, Kupwara, Bandipora, Shopian, Pulwama and Kulgam district of the valley.
The participating trainees hailed the efforts of SKUAST-K for conducting programme in a very meticulous way.
The valedictory programme was organized to award the participating trainees with course certificates & was chaired by Prof. Nazir A. Ganai, Vice-Chancellor, SKUAST-K.
It was attended by Prof. Sarfaraz A. Wani Director Research, Prof. Makhdoomi, Director Extension, Prof. Siddiqui, DSW, Prof. S.A Wani, Dean FoH, Heads of Divisions, Head KVK, Malangpora, Faculty members of Fruit Science, FoA Wadura and AARC Pahnoo in addition to the participating trainees and students of the Division.
The Vice-Chancellor in his valedictory remarks highlighted the need and importance of these skill certificate course in generating self-employment and job opportunities viz-a -viz skill oriented NEP-2020.
He described the canopy management as one of the most critical components for enhancing sustainable and optimal production of healthy and quality fruit of global standards to compete the international apple market.
The Vice-Chancellor further emphasized that SKUAST-K is committed in its endeavors of human resource capacity and skill entrepreneurship development of horticulture and allied sectors to make the sector a economically viable and sustainable economy.
He appreciated technical/non-technical/field staff and scientists in particular in making this programme result oriented training course.
