Lok Sabha Question No. 2885 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-13
Subject: Training on Farming Sector
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RAMESH POKHRIYAL NISHANK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2885

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13/03/2018

## TRAINING ON FARMING SECTOR

## 2885. DR. RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK':

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f"k vkSj fdlku dY;k.k ea=h be pleased to state:

(a) the number of people trained by the Government in agriculture, horticulture, dairy and fishery sectors;

(b) whether the Government proposes to devise new courses for training on the above sectors as per the requirements of the Himalayan  States including Uttarakhand and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(c) whether the training courses related to organic farming, floriculture, production of herbs, fruits processing and horticulture are being offered and if so, the  details  thereof  along  with  the  number  of  people  benefitted  from  the  said courses?

## A N S W E R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f'k vkSj fdlku dY;k.k ea=ky; esa jkT; ea=h

## (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

(a) About  19.98  lakh  persons/farmers/farm  women/rural  youth  in  the  country including  Uttarakhand  state  have  been  provided  training  during  2017-18  in  the field of agriculture, horticulture, dairy and fishery.

(b) The  need  based  training  courses  for  training  of  farmers/stakeholders  are being devised continuously by the ICAR  institutes, KVKs  in  agriculture, horticulture, dairy and fishery considering the requirement of all Himalayan states

including  Uttarakhand.  Further  courses  on  Advances  in  Horticultural  Production Technology,  Model  training  module on  soil,  water  and  plant  sample  testing  and Integrated  Nutrient  Management  in  horticultural  cropping  systems,  Mushroom cultivated of different types of mushrooms, trainings on Subtropical Fruits for the farmers of subtropical regions of Himalayan States, Orchid cultivation, Improved production technologies of flowers and value addition, Vegetable crops production, Fruit crops production, Ornamental crops production, Horticultural crops production, Protected cultivation/Hi Tech nursery,  Organic /Eco friendly farming, Post-Harvest handling, Plant protection, Irrigation methods, Seed production etc. are devised for the training of farmers.

(c) Training courses on organic farming, floriculture, production of herbs, fruits processing  and  horticulture  are  being  conducted  from  time  to  time  by  ICAR institutes  and  KVKs  as  per  the  requirement  of  farmers/stakeholders.  Similarly institute and regional research centres of institutes working in the Himalayan States including Uttarakhand are being organised training programmes as per the needs of farmers/stakeholders.

The training courses offered and numbers of benefitted farmers particularly for Northern Himalayan States are annexed .

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Annexure

## [Part (c) of Lok Sabha USQ No. 2885 for 13/03/2018]

Training courses offered and farmers benefitted during 2017-18

| S. No.   | Activities                          | Himanchal Pradesh       | Himanchal Pradesh   | Uttarakhand             | Uttarakhand        | Jammu &Kashmir          | Jammu &Kashmir     |
|----------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
| S. No.   | Activities                          | No. of training courses | Farmers benefitted  | No. of training courses | Farmers benefitted | No. of training courses | Farmers benefitted |
| 1.       | Organic Farming                     | 19                      | 577                 | 8                       | 175                | 37                      | 1500               |
| 2.       | Floriculture                        | 14                      | 168                 | 5                       | 122                | 26                      | 520                |
| 3.       | Production of Herbs                 | 1                       | 27                  | 2                       | 36                 | 3                       | 41                 |
| 4.       | Fruit processing and value addition | 32                      | 645                 | 76                      | 1570               | 26                      | 783                |
| 5.       | Horticultural                       | 102                     | 3874                | 156                     | 3559               | 128                     | 3780               |
|          | Total                               | 168                     | 5291                | 247                     | 5462               | 220                     | 6624               |

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