Awareness programmes to be organised for 30,000 village heads across the country
Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated the online training programme for master trainers on natural farming, organised by the National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad.
Speaking on the occasion, Tomar said that MANAGE has been entrusted with the task of organising 750 awareness programmes for 30,000 village heads in the country from April to August as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
In the coming days, trained master trainers will organize 750 awareness programmes for 30,000 village heads across the country and help in taking forward the initiative of natural farming in their respective states. 4.09 lakh hectare area is covered under natural farming.
The Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Kailash Choudhary and Shobha Karandlaje were also present on the occasion. Manoj Ahuja, Joint Secretary, Priya Ranjan and Director General, MANAGE Dr P Chandrashekhar also addressed the session. Online training will be given by MANAGE to 215 master trainers on the subject of introduction principle and practice of natural farming, which will be completed before August 15.
