Holistic approaches for empowering farmers
Objectives
- To empower farmers through knowledge gain, attitudinal change and confidence building.
- To organize client - driven trainings on technical and managerial dimensions
- To provide information support through print and electronic media in horticulture sector.
- To promote resource-based learning by equipping the Documentation and Resource Centre.
A Systematic Approach to Training
- Client-driven and sequential training
- Exposure of new concepts and their implementation
- Intervention to assess the impacts
- Guidance in commercial horticulture opportunities
- Kaleidoscopic information support system
- Access to National and International expertise
Practical and participatory methods are adopted
- Participatory approach
- Refining skill through demonstrations
- Visual dominant methodology
- Use of locally available resources
- Exploiting inter and intra group human resources
Our Regional Training Centers
Located in Trivandrum, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Trichur, Palakkad and Malappuram
- Serve as centers of information sharing and training venue
- Equipped with adequate visual dominant aids
- A farm library
Our Training Experience
We have the experience of organising a wide range of training programmes for different target groups since 1994. We also have good liaison with different institutions working in this field. The quality of each training is ensured through close monitoring at various levels. Supporting training dockets are prepared for each training for the participants reference. Follow-up workshops are organised to assess the impact of the trainings.
An overview of our training range
Conceptual trainings
- SHG Organization and Management
- Participatory Technology Development
- Participatory Management of inputs
- PRA and Micro-plan Preparation
Technological Trainings
- Horticulture Crop Production & protection
- Environment friendly practices
- Seed Production Techniques
- Post Harvest and Handling Technique & Value Addition of horticulture crops
Management Development Training
- Team Building & Communication Skills
- Horticulture Enterprises Management
- Leadership Development Programmes
- Institutional Development and Organizational Strengthening
Updating knowledge through alternative sources
Access to new development approaches and concepts, providing opportunity for sharing and integrating farmers experience with institutional findings etc. were attempted through organizing three National seminars.
- Farmer Friendly Transfer of Technology
- Participatory Technology Development
- Participatory Approaches in Development
Future prospects
- Sustain the process of training through appropriate training interventions
- Developing as a Center of Excellence for trainings in horticulture sector
- Bringing institutional training to the door steps of the farmers
- Integrated information support
- Popularization of concepts like PTD, Participatory rural marketing
- Distance education programmes for reinforcement and follow-up
- Farm Journal
- Demand oriented training for external organisations