Srinagar, Oct 18: SKUAST-K’s Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) for district Budgam organised a one-day Entrepreneurship Awareness Programme (EAP) on “Trichoderma a biofertilizer and fungicide for sustainable organic vegetable production” for farmers of the Gariend village.
The training, sponsored by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME), GoI, was aimed to sensitize and build an entrepreneurial mindset among the farmers and develop their skills in the cultivation of organic vegetables by the use of Trichoderma as biofertilizer and bioagent. A total of 57 trainees from the village attended the awareness programme. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Bilal Ahmad Lone (Sr. Scientist & Head KVK Budgam) stressed on role of such awareness programmes in instilling an entrepreneurship spirit among the people. Also he stressed the use of Trichoderma particularly in vegetables as it is widely used for its well-known biological control mechanism. Dr Ambreen Nabi SMS Vegetable Science deliberated about the purpose of producing organic vegetable crops. Dr Shazia Ramzan (SMS Soil Science) discussed in detail how Trichoderma acts as a biofertilizer and how it can be incorporated with vermicompost or FYM in order to produce quality vegetable crops. By incorporating Trichoderma in soil we can reduce pollution and can improve soil health. With green agricultural development, people are urgently seeking safe, effective and environmentally friendly plant disease control measures. In this regard, Dr Vaseem Yousuf Sr. Scientist Plant Protection discussed the disease management of root diseases of vegetable crops by the use of Trichoderma and its role in improving the quality of vegetables. During the programme, vermicompost was distributed among the participants. The programme was also attended by other scientists of KVK Budgam.
