SYSTEM
OF TRAINING
1. Technology Package Development.
2. Training of trainers
3. Training of farmer
4. Monitoring /Feed Back
1. Production Technology Package Development
•Respective
research institutes and Adaptive Research prepare the draft.
•A committee comprising of officers from Research & Extension
approves the draft.
•The draft presented to Crop Management Group (CMG) by DGA
(Ext. & AR).
•The Production Technology approved by CMG chaired by Secretary/Minister
Agri.
2. TRAINING OF THE TRAINERS BEFORE START OF
EVERY CROP SEASONS
•Having
the package prepared training starts.
•One master trainer in every district.
•The master trainers trained by resource persons from research
wing.
•The master trainers train the trainers.
3.TRAINING OF FARMERS BY TRAINERS
•Agriculture
Officers, DDOA(Ext.) and DOA(Ext.) act as trainers.
•Phases for Training and the portion of Technology package
to be covered in every phase decided at provincial level
SCHEDULE OF FARMER TRAINING
|
Cotton Crop |
|
PHASE |
Ist |
|
PERIOD |
1st Dec. to 15th Feb.
(Fixed Schedule) |
|
POINTS OF EMPHASIS |
Uprooting of cotton sticks,
its disposal and grazing by sheep.
Ploughing of unploughed cotton fields. |
|
PHASE |
2nd |
|
PERIOD |
16th Feb. to 31st March
(Fixed Schedule) |
|
POINTS OF EMPHASIS |
Discouraging off season
cotton sowing. |
|
PHASE |
3rd |
|
PERIOD |
16th April to 31st May
(Fixed Schedule) |
|
POINTS OF EMPHASIS |
Cotton Agronomy, varieties,
seed treatment, seed rate,
weed control, thinning,
irrigation, fertilizer etc. |
|
PHASE |
4th |
|
PERIOD |
1st June to 15th July
(Fixed Schedule) |
|
POINTS OF EMPHASIS |
- Identification of cotton pests and diseases.
- Pest management.
- Pest scouting.
- Control of sucking pests.
- Control of bollworms
- Helicoverpa Management
|
|
PHASE |
5th |
|
PERIOD |
17th July to 15th October
(Flexible Schedule) |
|
POINTS OF EMPHASIS |
- Pest Management.
- Pest scouting.
- Control of sucking pest.
- Control of boll worms.
|
|
PHASE |
6th |
|
PERIOD |
16th Oct. to 30th Oct.
(Fixed Schedule) |
|
POINTS OF EMPHASIS |
Cotton contamination |
|
Sugarcane Crop |
|
PHASE |
Ist |
|
PERIOD |
1st
Jan to 15th Feb |
|
POINTS
OF EMPHASISS |
- Land
preparation
- Sowing
method
- Selection
of varieties
- Seed
treatment & use
- Water
at critical stages.
- Balanced
fertilizer
- Control
of weeds
- Control
of insect pest and diseases.
|
|
PHASE |
2nd |
|
PERIOD |
16
April. to 31st May |
|
POINTS
OF EMPHASIS |
- Fertilizer
application
- Irrigation.
- Plant
protection
|
|
Rice Crop |
|
PHASE |
Ist |
|
PERIOD |
1st April to 15th May (Core area)
16 April to 30th May (Non-core area) |
|
POINTS OF EMPHASIS
(Under normal supply of water) |
- Land preparation
- Selection of varieties
- Seed rate and treatment
- Nursery sowing(not before 20th May)
- Nursery treatment
- Transplantation time
- Plant population
- Balanced use of fertilizer at proper
time
- Weeds control with chemicals
- Application of zinc sulphate
|
|
PHASE |
Ist |
|
PERIOD |
1st April to 15th May (Core area)
16 April to 30th May (Non-core area) |
|
POINTS OF EMPHASIS
(Under water shortage situation) |
- Puddling only for three days.
- Weed control with chemicals.
- Standing water only for 15 days.
- Plant population 100,000 hills per acre
after 15th July.
|
|
PHASE |
2nd |
|
PERIOD |
20th July to 31st August |
|
POINTS OF EMPHASIS |
- Transplanting time (Basmati varieties)
- Plant population
- Balanced use of fertilizer at proper
time
- Zinc application
- Weed control with chemicals
- Control o f insect pests and diseases
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