PAU-KVK HOSHIARPUR ORGANIZES TRAINING PROGRAMME ON SCOPE OF AGRO PROCESSING COMPLEXES

 PAU-KVK HOSHIARPUR ORGANIZES TRAINING PROGRAMME ON SCOPE OF AGRO PROCESSING COMPLEXES

Hoshiarpur/Daljeet Ajnoha/May 19

            A vocational training programme on “Scope of agro-processing complexes for enhancing farmer’s income by value addition” was conducted by Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Hoshiarpur under the aegis of Directorate of Extension Education, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana from 13th to 17th July, 2024.

During the inaugural session, Dr. Maninder Singh Bons, Associate Director (Training), KVK Hoshiarpur welcomed the participants and exhorted the trainees to establish agro-processing centres at rural sites in order to revive their economy and employment opportunities through processing and value addition of produce which can curtail the migration of rural youth to urban areas.

In this training, Dr. Ajaib Singh, Assistant Professor (Agricultural Engineering), KVK Hoshiarpur explained the importance of agro-processing industries in the district, concept of agro-industrial complexes, processing of pulses and processing of turmeric at small scale level.

Trainees participated in exposure visits to various facilities including an agro-processing complex in Saido Patti, Farm Produce Promotion Society (FAPRO) in village Ghugial near Bhunga and modern jaggery processing plant in Dhadha Kalan, where they gained insights into machinery used in processing, turmeric, honey processing, and solar-based drying units.