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06/04/22 07:43 AM IST

Comprehensive Training Program of the National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management

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  • Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated the online training program for master trainers on natural farming, organized by the National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad. 
About MANAGE
  • The MANAGE has been entrusted with the task of organizing 750 awareness programs for 30 thousand village heads in the country from April to August as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
  • Online training will be given by MANAGE to two hundred fifteen master trainers on the subject of introduction-principle and practice of natural farming, which will be completed before 15th August.
About Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana
  • The Government is promoting the Indian Natural Farming System (BPKP) as a sub-scheme of Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) to promote traditional indigenous practices.
  • Natural farming is a promising means of reducing the dependence of farmers on external inputs, reducing the cost of cultivation and increasing the income of the farmers.
  • 4.09 lakh hectare area is covered under natural farming.
  • An announcement has also been made in the budget for the year 2022-23 to promote natural farming.
  • A committee has been formed to include courses on natural farming in universities in the states.

Source-PIB 

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