TRAINING PROGRAMME ON COMMERCIAL CULTIVATION OF FLOWER

CROPS UNDER SCSP HELD AT VADAJ, TAL-JUNNAR, DIST PUNE ON JUNE 29,

2019

ICAR-DFR organised one day SCSP training programme on “Commercial Cultivation of

Flower Crops Under SCSP” for the benefit of SC farmers from villages viz., Nirgude,

Dindore Dhamnkhel, Junnar, Vadaj, Aaskhed, Kusur, Parude Shiroli, kurkundi, Katede. 80

farmers from different villages participated in the training. Training was imparted on various

aspects of flower cultivation like recent techniques of commercial flower cultivation, crop

protection, importance of healthy planting material, tissue culture, soil health management

and nutrition of flower crops. The event was organised at Community Hall, Vadaj, Tal-

Junner, Dist-Pune. Total 06 lectures were delivered during the training by Dr KV Prasad,

Director, ICAR-DFR, Dr Prashant Kawar, Dr Tarak Nath Saha, Dr Prabha, Dr Ganesh B.

Kadam and Dr Shilparshree, Scientists, ICAR-DFR, Pune. To encourage and support the

cultivation of flower crops farm inputs like sprayer (80no.), NPK fertilizers (80 bags each),

Drip lateral (30 rolls), Mulch sheet (80 nos), marigold planting material was distributed to SC

farmers. For the training sarpanch from MGMG adopted villages (Kusur and Vadaj) were

present and thanked ICAR-DFR for organising SCSP programme in their villages.

Participants from different villages Dr K V Prasad, Director ICAR-DFR, Pune briefed the status of flower cultivation in India

Dr Prabha K., Scientist ICAR-DFR delivering lecture on plant protection measures in flower crops

Distribution of planting material of marigold

Distribution of plant protection equipment Distribution of NPK fertilizers

Distribution of plastic mulch Mr Sameer Hundare, Sarpanch, Kusur expressed views on flower cultivation and role of ICAR-DFR in adopted villages