Ramban, July 29: The fifth round of the Kisan Sampark Abhiyan-3.0 (Farmers Orientation Programme) under the Holistic Agriculture Development Programme was spearheaded by the District Nodal Officer, Chief Animal Husbandry Officer Ramban, Dr. Suhail Kawoosa, across nine blocks of the district.
The one-day Farmers’ Orientation Programme ended on Monday on a positive note, with an overwhelming response from the farming community in all nine blocks of the district.
Audio-visual aids were used to disseminate information about different government-sponsored schemes meant for the welfare of farmers involved in agriculture, animal husbandry, sheep husbandry, horticulture, apiculture, pisciculture and sericulture.
Resource persons from various departments provided awareness regarding various employment-friendly schemes to the participating farmers. Additionally, farmers were informed about Daksh Kisan (an online learning portal for skill development), Kissan Khidmat Garh (KKG), credit-linked schemes, and Kisan Sathi (IT Dashboard) portals, which are part of the digitalization of various services and schemes.
Resource persons urged farmers to ensure maximum participation in the Kisan Sampark Abhiyan to avail benefits under various schemes, adopt skilling courses, latest techniques, explore new possibilities, and make farming more accessible and profitable.
During the program, farmers raised various queries, which were resolved amicably by the concerned resource persons.
The event witnessed active participation from 267 farmers, mostly unemployed youth, at each venue. Additionally, 147 farmers were registered during the fifth round of Kisan Sampark Abhiyan for the baseline survey conducted by the Skill Gap Study resource persons.
Pertinently, the Kisan Sampark Abhiyan phase 3.0 began on May 1, 2024, in all blocks of Ramban district.
