Question

Write the various extension programmes initiated for farmers' training in the state.

Answer 1

 • In collaboration with Punjab University, a training programme on “Drip Irrigation, Fertigation and Protected Cultivation” has been organised.

• The Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubaneswar organized a special training programme on ‘Advances in Freshwater Aquaculture’ for Punjab fish farmers.

• Punjab Agricultural Management & Extension Training Institute (PAMETI) has been formed to facilitate the root-level staffs of the agriculture and allied departments of Punjab to help and train the farmers.