Skills for Profitable Agriculture through Mechanization

StartDate:  2018-05-29   EndDate:  2018-06-02  Training Conducting Days:  5  

Training Core Content:

Technical advances in Mechanization of agriculture and allied sectors: Need and importance; Development programmes and schemes for promotion of farm mechanization; Recent advances in precision farming; Role of mechanization in agriculture and allied sectors; Strategies for promotion of mechanization in agriculture and allied sectors; Custom hiring; Farmers innovations in mechanization; Soft skills; Gender mainstreaming and field visits.

Presentation Skills for Professional Excellence

StartDate:  2018-06-04   EndDate:  2018-06-08  Training Conducting Days:  5  

Training Core Content:

Presentation skills: Importance and need for extension professionals; Facilitation skills; Dealing with nervousness and confidence building; Use of social media tools techniques and online resources for effective presentations Communication skills; Feedback management in presentations; Motivation skills; Multimedia presentation and case study and presentations by the participants; Gender mainstreaming and  field/institutional visits

Time and Stress Management for Extension Officers

StartDate:  2018-06-11   EndDate:  2018-06-15  Training Conducting Days:  5  

Training Core Content:

Time management for better performance;Stress management for personal and professional excellence;Time log analysis;Time management;methods and techniques;Stress management: Methods and techniques;Positive attitude for better living;Emotional intelligence for better interpersonal relations;Conflict management for combating stress;Anger management and mind management;Practical exercises on stress management;Yoga and meditation techniques; Balanced nutrition for healthy and stress free living; Gender mainstreaming and institutional visits.

Documentation and Writing Skills for Extension Professionals

StartDate:  2018-05-19   EndDate:  2018-06-23  Training Conducting Days:  5  

Training Core Content:

Need for documentation in extension and development activities: An overview;Writing - An essential component of communication skills; Types of documents –Cornel system of note taking,  purpose and specific characteristics;  Value of documentation and its usability in development programmes and projects;Process of documentation; Documentation skills and their enhancement; Documentation tools and techniques; Documentation and writing process; Report writing; Writing success stories, case studies, news articles, and research articles; Hands-on-experience on writing; Gender mainstreaming; Presentation of written reports and field visit.

Values and Work Ethics for Development Professionals

StartDate:  2018-06-26   EndDate:  2018-06-30  Training Conducting Days:  5  

Training Core Content:

Importance of values and ethics in personal development; Challenges development of professionals face in respect of ethics and values; Understanding values; Value-driven management; Values prioritization; Values conflict and resolution; Best ethical practices in extension work; Importance of ethics in personal development; Professionalism and work ethics for successful career development. Ways and means to improve work ethics; Work ethics - situationism-change management; Positive attitude; Role of emotional intelligence for professional excellence; Time management and goal setting;Personal values and morals vis-a-vis professional growth and development; Gender mainstreaming and institutional visits.

Participatory Extension Methods for Effective Service Delivery

StartDate:  2018-07-03   EndDate:  2018-07-07  Training Conducting Days:  5  

Training Core Content:

Participatory extension approaches and methods:  An overview; Farmer field school, Diagnostic field visits, Exposure visits, Kisanmelas, Focused group discussion, Role play, Field days, Campaigns; Video conferencing, Interactive expert system;  PRA methods / techniques: Social and resource mapping, transect walk, time line and trend analysis, seasonality, venn diagram, SSI and problem analysis, Ranking etc., Practical exercises on selected PRA techniques ; Experience sharing and development of community ownership models;  Development of action plans; Soft skills; Gender mainstreaming andfield / institutional visits.

Innovative Training Methods for Effective Extension Delivery

StartDate:  2018-07-09   EndDate:  2018-07-13  Training Conducting Days:  5  

Training Core Content:

Innovative training methods: An overview; Ice breaking techniques; Interactive lecture; Skill teaching; Experiential learning through management games; Case method, role play and other simulated methods; e – Training-Moocs; Syndicate method; Management games, Team training, T – graphs;Soft skills;Gender mainstreaming and field visits.

Training Management Skills for Extension Professionals

StartDate:  2018-07-17   EndDate:  2018-07-21  Training Conducting Days:  5  

Training Core Content:

Importance of training and its management; Training need assessment; Training management cycle, prioritization; Training planning;  Setting training objectives; Training implementation;  Learning climate setting and maintenance;  Training techniques;  Training skills;  Visual aids for training;  Trainers management;  Training evaluation and impact; Feedback management skills; Hands on experience: Practical training; Soft skills;Gender mainstreaming and institutional visits.

Human Resource Development for Professional Excellence

StartDate:  2018-07-24   EndDate:  2018-07-28  Training Conducting Days:  5  

Training Core Content:

Human resource development: Need and importance in organizations; Employee motivation; Organizational commitment; Counselling and mentoring; Organizational development and change management; Negotiation and conflict management skills; Work culture and ethics; Interpersonal skills & Stress management; Leadership and team building skills; Success stories; Gender mainstreaming and institutional visits.

Experiential Learning Methods and Management Games

StartDate:  2018-07-31   EndDate:  2018-08-04  Training Conducting Days:  5  

Training Core Content:

  Potentials of experiential learning in human resource development; Management education, Management development,Organization development and action research; Experiential learning; Argyris concept of double loop learning - an experience        based intervention for trainees.  Experiential learning with ICT - an online activity for effective participation.Development communication and Team work skills.Role of emotional dynamics and leadership in experiential learning; Experiential learning methods and Psychodynamics- a Psycho analytic perspective;Decision making & Problem solving techniques in experiential Learning;Time management & Goal setting skills.An orientation on management games and introduction to few games.Peer supported knowledge sharing & discovery; Gender mainstreaming andfield visits.

ICTs for Effective Knowledge and Extension Delivery

StartDate:  2018-08-07   EndDate:  2018-08-10  Training Conducting Days:  4  

Training Core Content:

ICT enabled extension: An overview; ICT enabled extension tools for  wider outreach - Information kiosks, Mobile telephony, Rural tele-centres, Farmer call centres, Web portals, Web based discussion forums, Tele and Video conferencing, Offline multimedia CDs, Community radio, TV programmes, Online farm magazines, Farm advisory/Publications/ e-newspapers, Decision support and expert systems; Innovative ICT initiatives in agriculture and allied sectors; Role of IT in effective knowledge and extension delivery; Innovative ICT initiatives in agriculture and allied sectors; Gender Mainstreaming andfield / institutional visits.

ICTs for Effective Knowledge and Extension Delivery

StartDate:  2018-08-07   EndDate:  2018-08-10  Training Conducting Days:  4  

Training Core Content:

ICT enabled extension: An overview; ICT enabled extension tools for  wider outreach - Information kiosks, Mobile telephony, Rural tele-centres, Farmer call centres, Web portals, Web based discussion forums, Tele and Video conferencing, Offline multimedia CDs, Community radio, TV programmes, Online farm magazines, Farm advisory/Publications/ e-newspapers, Decision support and expert systems; Innovative ICT initiatives in agriculture and allied sectors; Role of IT in effective knowledge and extension delivery; Innovative ICT initiatives in agriculture and allied sectors; Gender Mainstreaming andfield / institutional visits.

Good Agricultural Practices for Major Crops Grown in South India

StartDate:  2018-08-27   EndDate:  2018-08-31  Training Conducting Days:  5  

Training Core Content:

An overview on Good agricultural practices in South India;Integrated crop management practices in major food crops;Commercial crops, oil seed crops and pulses and horticultural crops;Organic agriculture;Ergonomics in agriculture and allied sectors;Precision weed management; (Nano herbicides;Herbicide residue management;Biological weed utilisation)Popularising botanical pesticides in agriculture;Reviving indigenous technical knowledge;Bio-diversity & ecological engineering;Promoting value added agriculture;Climate smart agriculture;ICTs for better agriculture; Good agricultural practices for women empowerment; Soft skills; Gender mainstreaming andfield / institutional visits.

Water Conservation Techniques to Improve Water use Efficiency

StartDate:  2018-08-27   EndDate:  2018-08-31  Training Conducting Days:  5  

Training Core Content:

Water conservation techniques: Need and importance of rain water harvesting; Water harvesting structures; Techniques for improving water use efficiency inrain fed and  irrigated areas; Micro irrigation; Participatory irrigation management for minor, medium and major irrigation projects; Role of water users association; Role of farm ponds;Soft skills; Gender mainstreaming andfield /institutional visits.

Urban Farming in Agriculture and Allied Sectors

StartDate:  2018-09-17   EndDate:  2018-09-20  Training Conducting Days:  4  

Training Core Content:

Urban Farming - An overview: Need and importance in food and nutrition security; Role of urban farming; Urban and Peri urban farming: Opportunities and challenges; Urban farming models in agriculture, animal husbandry, aquaculture, agro forestry, beekeeping and horticulture; Good practices in urban farming; Conversion of household waste into manures, plant protection products etc. and their use in urban farming. Concept of edible greening in urban farming; Successful initiatives in India and Abroad; Visit to urban farming models; Soft skills; Gender mainstreaming and field / institutional visits.

Disaster Management & Mitigation Strategies for Extension Professionals.

StartDate:  2018-09-25   EndDate:  2018-09-29  Training Conducting Days:  5  

Training Core Content:

An overview of disaster, disaster preparedness plans, agricultural losses & damages in disaster; Disaster management in agriculture and allied sectors; IMDs role in cyclone disaster management; Drought management techniques; Role of INCOIS  in disaster mitigation; Role of agro meteorology in disaster management; Community based disaster management;Mitigation strategies for combating disasters; Disaster management & biodiversity; Role of NGOs in disaster management; Cyclone & floods management; Livelihood enhancement after the disasters; Soft skills;Gender issues in disaster management and  institutional visits.

Agro tourism- A Novel Approach for Profitability

StartDate:  2018-09-25   EndDate:  2018-09-29  Training Conducting Days:  5  

Training Core Content:

Agri. tourism : Scope, components and prerequisites; Agri. and rural tourism destinations and  features: India and overseas; Agri. tourism in addressing rural development challenges; Public – private partnerships in agri. tourisms; Planning and designing agri. business, agri. tourism business plan; Success lessons in Agri. tourism; Various states and central schemes assisting agri. tourism entrepreneurs; Farm stays & Home stays; Impact of agri. Tourism: Environmental, economic, socio-cultural impacts etc; Challenges and strategies in agri. tourism; Farm women and agri. tourism - representing a new reality; Soft skills;Gender mainstreaming and field/  institutional visits.

Enhancing new Extensionist capacities for better livelihood transformation

StartDate:  2018-10-03   EndDate:  2018-10-06  Training Conducting Days:  4  

Training Core Content:

The role and functions of extension avisory services (EAS) within the agricultural innovation system (AIS): Over view and need for new extensionist. The new extensionist: Roles, strategies and capacities to strengthen extension and advisory services. The roles of different actors in enhancing capacities of extension personnel at different levels.  Capacity development of extensionists at individual, organizational and enabling environment level. The New extensionist: Core competencies for individuals; Soft skills;Gender mainstreaming and institutional visits.

Farmer Producer Organizations for Sustenance Agriculture

StartDate:  2018-10-23   EndDate:  2018-10-27  Training Conducting Days:  5  

Training Core Content:

Farmer producer organizations: An overview of policies & guidelines; Scope and potentials of forming FPOs; Harnessing of inputs and marketing networks through FPOs; Promotion of agriprenuership with FPOs; Networking of farmers groups & organizations; Formation, strengthening & management of CBOs & SHG federations; Role of ICTs in networking; Role of NGOs KVKs, GOs, ATMA etc, as lead promotion of FPOs for effective extension strategies / frame work; Role of small & marginal farmers in FPOs; Partnership modalities and schematic linkages of various stake holders; Case studies on successful FPOs; Soft skills;Gender mainstreaming; Field visits to successful farmer producer organizations.

Management Development Programme for Extension Professionals.

StartDate:  2018-10-23   EndDate:  2018-10-27  Training Conducting Days:  5  

Training Core Content:

Skills on Managerial effectiveness;Team building; Management of organizational change; Creativity & innovation organizational performance; Leadership skills & Emotional intelligence; Leading change & change management; Human resource development; Revisiting evolving management; Leadership & personal effectiveness; Strategies for conflict management & effective negotiation; Managing self & others through work life balance; Business communication; Decision making & problem solving skills; Gender mainstreaming and field visits.

Application of Remote sensing and Geographical Information Systems for Agricultural Development

StartDate:  2018-10-30   EndDate:  2018-11-03  Training Conducting Days:  5  

Training Core Content:

Application of GIS and Remote sensing in agriculture: Opportunities and limitations; Remote sensing in precision crop management; Remote sensing in irrigated agriculture; Remote sensing in plant nutrition; Application of GIS and Remote sensing in food management; Application of GIS and Remote sensing in animal husbandry sector; Application of GIS and Remote sensing in sericulture; Application of GIS and Remote sensing in forestry; Application of GIS and Remote sensing in fisheries sector; Application of GIS and Remote sensing in poultry sector; Monitoring of  remote fields through GIS; Soft skills; Gender mainstreaming and budgeting and field / institutional visits

Doubling of farmers income through appropriate strategies

StartDate:  2018-10-30   EndDate:  2018-11-03  Training Conducting Days:  5  

Training Core Content:

Seven  point plan of Government of India to double farmer’s income by 2022 - All India trends in farmers income: An overview of strategies & approaches for growth of farmers income; Successful examples in government & NGO initiatives for doubling farmers income; Success stories in integrated farming systems for increasing farmers income; Linking production to processing & value addition for higher income – success stories; Leveraging water resources for enhancing farm income: Successful case studies in India & abroad; Integration of farm &non-farm activities; Cost reduction strategies: smart nutrient management, use of machinery, low input agriculture, Farming systems approach;  Agri tourism for higher profits; Diversification to high value crops for more returns;  Enabling healthy credit and marketing for increasing farmers income (Market led extension, e-NAM); Approaches for doubling farmers income: special focus on dry lands & small farmers, state specific actions needed for doubling farmers income; Mainstreaming gender for increasing farmers income; Softskills andfield / institutional  visits.

Organic farming & Organic certification for Agriculture and Allied Sectors

StartDate:  2018-11-13   EndDate:  2018-11-17  Training Conducting Days:  5  

Training Core Content:

Organic concept and its origin: Status and principles, comparative perspective of organic and conventional agriculture (PKVY,NPOP  Programmes and schemes); Organic certification process, product labelling;  Regulatory mechanism for organic certification in India: Scope and operational structure;  National standards  of organic production: Conversion requirements, maintenance of organic production, food processing and handling, labelling, storage and transport;  Inspection and certification process: Guidelines for model organic cluster demonstration and model organic farm; Entrepreneurial experience on organic farming; Success cases in agri and allied sectors; Gender mainstreaming and field /  institutional visits.

Climate Smart Strategies for Extension Professionals

StartDate:  2018-11-13   EndDate:  2018-11-17  Training Conducting Days:  5  

Training Core Content:

Climate change: An over view; Climate change and variability on agriculture and allied sectors; Strategies to overcome climate change; Climate change and variability in Horticulture sector; Climate change and variability in fisheries sector; Climate change and variability in Animal husbandry sector; Farmers attitude and adaption measures towards climate change; Climate resilient technologies;Contingency Planning in agriculture and allied sectors;Soft skills; Gender mainstreaming andfield/ institutional visits.