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Students work in fields with farmers
PTI
Kohima, June 13, 2008
Students pursuing agriculture courses in Nagaland are literally getting an hands-on experience - working in the fields with farmers for three months to get a better understanding of the agri business and aspects of rural development.
The students are being exposed to aspects of production and marketing of agriculture under the Rural Agriculture Work Experience (RAWE) programme.
The Nagaland University in co-ordination with the State Agriculture Department conducts RAWE for B.Sc (Agri) students of School of Agriculture Science and Rural Development (SASARD), university officials said.
Recently a field demonstration was conducted for final year B.Sc (Agri) students in six villages in Jalukie area under Peren district.
Jalukie valley is the rice bowl of the state and the area is known for its high value organic products, officials said.
This was not simply a single visit, but the students stayed in the villages for three months since March and were practically involved in production and marketing, agriculture department officials said.
The programme was designed to let the students acquire competence in the frontier areas of technology, managerial skills, agri-business as well as to handle real life situations, officials said.
Demonstration on various agricultural technologies were conducted by the students in their respective villages.
Different topics were selected on the basis of the need and importance of the technology in the selected village.
The students were given full guidance on methodologies involved in the demonstration by subject experts and the programme supervisor, officials said.
In all demonstration schedules farmers also participated with great enthusiasm, they said.
Senior professors from NU and agriculture officials attended the final demonstrations where students, teachers and farmers deliberated on development of an efficient marketing network of agri produces in Nagaland.
Meanwhile, with declaration of year 2006 and 2007 as the Year of farmers, the state government put maximum efforts to strengthen the Agriculture Produces Marketing Committees (APMCs) in each district to make agri business cost effective and remunerative.
Students work in fields with farmers
PTI
Kohima, June 13, 2008
Students pursuing agriculture courses in Nagaland are literally getting an hands-on experience - working in the fields with farmers for three months to get a better understanding of the agri business and aspects of rural development.
The students are being exposed to aspects of production and marketing of agriculture under the Rural Agriculture Work Experience (RAWE) programme.
The Nagaland University in co-ordination with the State Agriculture Department conducts RAWE for B.Sc (Agri) students of School of Agriculture Science and Rural Development (SASARD), university officials said.
Recently a field demonstration was conducted for final year B.Sc (Agri) students in six villages in Jalukie area under Peren district.
Jalukie valley is the rice bowl of the state and the area is known for its high value organic products, officials said.
This was not simply a single visit, but the students stayed in the villages for three months since March and were practically involved in production and marketing, agriculture department officials said.
The programme was designed to let the students acquire competence in the frontier areas of technology, managerial skills, agri-business as well as to handle real life situations, officials said.
Demonstration on various agricultural technologies were conducted by the students in their respective villages.
Different topics were selected on the basis of the need and importance of the technology in the selected village.
The students were given full guidance on methodologies involved in the demonstration by subject experts and the programme supervisor, officials said.
In all demonstration schedules farmers also participated with great enthusiasm, they said.
Senior professors from NU and agriculture officials attended the final demonstrations where students, teachers and farmers deliberated on development of an efficient marketing network of agri produces in Nagaland.
Meanwhile, with declaration of year 2006 and 2007 as the Year of farmers, the state government put maximum efforts to strengthen the Agriculture Produces Marketing Committees (APMCs) in each district to make agri business cost effective and remunerative.