Srinagar, Oct 20: Krishi Vigyan Kendra Budgam, SKUAST-K organized a one-day entrepreneurship awareness programme (eap) on ‘mechanization of agricultural farms for farmers and rural youth of Hajibagh and Warasanghum Budgam on Friday.
The training programme, sponsored by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME), GoI, was aimed to sensitize and build an entrepreneurial mindset among the farmers, students and rural youth to aware them about the agriculture farm machinery.
A total of 51 trainees from the said villages attended the program. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Bilal Ahmad Lone (Sr Scientist & Head KVK Budgam) stressed on role of such awareness Programmes for entrepreneurship spirit among the people. 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 for mechanization to enhance the key performance parameters at every stage of the cropping cycle. The Programme aimed at providing awareness about the development of new machinery and tools to the farmers, students, and rural youth so that the efficiency of farming can be increased.
A practical demonstration regarding different farm implements, machinery and their working was also conducted during the Programme. The Programme was also attended by other scientists of the Kendra.
