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Training to be given in modern farming

R. Sairam

MADURAI: Training in modern farming techniques would be imparted to more than 1,250 farmers in Madurai district by National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development (NABARD) in the current financial year.

The training will be supported through the Farmers Technology Transfer Fund (FTTF) set up by NABARD to help farmers in accessing appropriate technologies for improved and increased productivity, R. Shankar Narayan, Assistant General Manager, NABARD, told The Hindu.

“The fund will promote formation of Farmers’ Clubs, which will be a conglomeration of model farmers’ wanting to adopt latest farming technology. Each club will comprise around 25 members and 50 such clubs would be formed this fiscal in the district through NGOs and banks,” he said. Through these activities, NABARD would try to empower farmers and create a pool of model farmers.

In the last fiscal also, 50 Farmers’ Clubs were formed and various training programmes were conducted. As a part of the ‘meet with experts’ initiative under the aegis of Farmers’ Club, the members can take part in one-day training programmes on organic farming, improved farm mechanised techniques, and improvised agricultural practices and so on. Till date, 377 projects have been completed.

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