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Training cum Demonstration on “Machinery and Technology for Onion Cultivation and Processing” at KVKs of Ghandhigram, Namakkal and Salem, Tamil Nadu 26, 27 & 28th October,2021

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ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru designed and developed set of machinery for cultivation of onion. These machinery includes onion seed extractor, onion seeder, onion set planter, onion harvester, onion detopper and grader. Dindigul, Nammakal and Salem districts are major onion growing areas in Tamil Nadu. Training cum demonstration of “Machinery and Technology for Onion Cultivation and Processing” was organized to create awareness among the onion growing farmers of these regions in collaboration with the respective KVKs as detailed below. The programme was organized under ICAR- CRP on Farm Mechanization and Precision Farming and SCSP of ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru. 

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Place and address

Date

Dignitaries participated in the program

No. of farmers

1.

ICAR – Krishi Vigyan Kendra,

Gandhigram Rural Institute – DTBU,

Gandhigram – 624302

26.10.2021

Presidential address by Dr.T.T. Renganathan, Vice-Chancellor (I/c),

Gandhigram Rural Institute – DTBU

Special address by

Dr. B. Tamilmani, Director, Research and Development Gandhigram Rural Institute (DTBU)

Dr. D. Rajkumar, Executive Engineer, Agricultural Engineering Department, Madurai

Shri. K. Ganesan, ADH, Department of Horticulture, Dindigul and

Shri. Mathan,

Regional Manager,

State Bank of India, Dindigul.

Shri. P.P. Saravanan,

Senior Scientist & Head (I/c), KVK.

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2.

ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra,

Veterinary College and Research Institute Campus
Namakkal

 

27.10.2021

Presidential address by

Dr. B.N.Srinivasa Murthy, Director,

ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru

Special address by

Dr. T.S. Aghora, Principal Scientist,

ICAR-IIHR

Er. P. Murugesan

Executive Engineer, Agricultural Engineering Department, Namakkal.

Th. K. Ganesan,

Deputy Director,

Department of Horticulture, Namakkal

Dr. C. Sharmila Bharathi

Assistant Professor and Head,

ICAR-KVK, Namakkal

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ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Sandhiyur,
Salem District - 636 203

28.10.2021

Presidential address by Dr. R. Jegathambal,

Programme Coordinator, KVK, Salem

Special address by

Er. P. Murugesan

Executive Engineer, Agricultural Engineering Department, Salem

Smt. V. Sathya,

Deputy Director of Horticulture, Salem.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In all these programmes, Dr. G. Senthil Kumaran, Principal Scientist enumerated the importance of programme and welcomed the gathering. Need of adopting new technologies from Research Institutions and necessity to utilise the Government Schemes were emphasised by the speakers during their presidential and special addresses. Dr. A. Carolin Rathinakumari, Principal  Scientist illustrated the machinery for onion cultivation. Dr. V. Sankar,  Principal  Scientist gave information on ICAR-IIHR released variety and Technologies.  Experts from concerned KVKs participated in the panel discussion and clarified farmers queries.  Arka Onion seeder and Arka onion detopper was demonstrated to the farmers. Inputs like Shade Net, Crop Shield, Crop Supporting net, Fruit fly traps, Delta stick, Arka vegetable seeds ( Tomato, Chilli , Beans), Vegetable seed kits, Arka vegetable special, AMC, Neem Soap,  Pungamia Soap and grow bags were distributed to 80 SC beneficiaries identified by the KVKs under  SCSP funds of ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru.  The events were coordinated by Dr. G. Senthil Kumaran, ,  Dr. A. Carolin Rathinakumari and Dr. V. Sankar, ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru.