Training in Bio/Organic Farming for Cooperatives

Topics:

Level 1 - M1 ~ Understand and apply concepts of Bio/Organic farming

Level 1 - M2 ~ Farm Management, Production Economics and Planning

Level 1 - M3 ~ Good Agricultural Practices for Crop Production

Level 1 - M4 ~ Concept of Cooperation – Principles and Values, Registration Procedures of a Coop Society

Level 1 - M5 ~ Agro-Processing

Level 1 - M6 ~ Value Addition

Level 1 - M7 ~ Soil Fertility, Fertilizers and Integrated Nutrient Management

Level 1 - M8 ~ Agribusiness Management, Marketing and Cooperatives

Level 2 - M1 ~ Preparation of earmark land for Bio/Organic Farming

Level 2 - M2 ~ Seeding & Irrigation Systems

Level 2 - M3 ~ Planting, Transplanting of Plants, Zero Budget Natural Farming

Level 2 - M4 ~ Mix Cropping

Level 2 - M5 ~ Setting up of a Bio/Organic Farm

Level 2 - M6 ~ Value Addition and Agro-Processing

Level 2 - M7 ~ Harvesting and Packaging

Level 2 - M8 ~ Marketing

Course Objective:

To promote green and sustainable agricultural practices among co-operative planters and unemployed persons and encourage entrepreneurship in green agri-business activities.

This course comprises of two parts:

- Level one emphasizes entirely on the theoretical aspects of bio / organic farming and will be of 24 hours’ duration, on a part-time basis, twice weekly. It will be conducted at NCC.

- Level two concentrates on the practical aspects of the subject to provide practical exposure to participants. The level two will be of fifty-one hours’ duration and will be held at the farm of Falcon Bio/organic Farming Cooperative at Bois Pignolet.

Course Duration:

2 months

Target Group:

The programme is designed primarily for people having an interest in bio / organic farming but also targets unemployed persons to encourage them to become cooperative entrepreneur in the field of gree

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