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Resource persons and trainees of the Tuensang KVK-organised course in floriculture.[/caption]
Dimapur, March 27 (EMN): The Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) of Tuensang and the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) imparted a skill development course on the topic “floriculturist-open cultivation,” stated to have started on February 25.
It concluded on March 25, a press release from the KVK informed on Wednesday. KVKs are agriculture extension centres that aim at applying agricultural research in practical, localized settings.
This training programme in Tuensang aimed at training candidates for job roles in floriculture and agriculture and its allied sectors and industry. The course aims at building key competencies among trainees so that they become self-reliant, and develop entrepreneurial skills in the field of floriculture, the press release stated.
Addressing the valedictory programme was Dr. Keviletsu Khate, a senior scientist and head of the district’s KVK. He encouraged the participants to inculcate the lessons of the activities they learned during the course. He urged them to perform their jobs efficiently to facilitate production of high quality flowers and getting higher returns. The reason is that floriculture is an intensive type of agriculture and the income per unit area from floriculture is much higher than any other branch of agriculture, the participants were told.
Dr. Shisarenla Aier, subject specialist (horticulture); Imtilemla, assistant chief technical officer (soil conservation), Eliseni Tsopoe, subject specialist (plant protection), and Yanger I Kichu (farm manager), were the resource persons for the month long course, the press release stated.
The course focused on topics such as preparation of soil, soil treatment, nursery preparation, land preparation, transplantation etc., for pre-cultivation practices; input procurement, soil testing, application of fertilizers and nutrients, irrigation, and training.
Other related subjects that the press release listed included pruning practices for cultivation and management of flowers; harvesting; method of harvesting; post-harvest practices; packing, storage and transportation, among others.
The concept of environmental health and safety at workplace was also taken up during the course to equip the candidates to become ‘well versed with health and safety measures in terms of personal safety and others as well before operation of any farm machinery, chemicals, tools, equipments etc., the updates added.
Altogether 20 candidates registered and an online examination was conducted on March 26. Certificates will be provided by the Agriculture Skill Council of India, the updates added.
