MONTHLY TRAINING CAMP FOR PAU KISAN CLUB MEMBERS ON MAY 3

LUDHIANA, APRIL 27:-----



The monthly training camp for the members of the Punjab Agricultural

University (PAU) Kisan Club including ladies wing will be held on May

3 at Dr Boralug Wheat Auditorium and Kairon Kisan Ghar of the PAU,

respectively.



Divulging details, Dr M.S. Gill, Director of Extension Education-cum-

Programme Director, said that the experts will dwell upon the solar

heat treatment for wheat storage and turmeric processing, raising of

mat type nursery, role of phosphate in soil health and different

schemes of Agricultural Department of Punjab. The participants will

also be updated about the activities of the club, he told, adding that

a progressive farmer will share his experience of Ethiopian

agriculture. During the camp, Dr B.S. Chahal, Chief Agriculture

Officer, Ludhiana, M.S. Grewal, Progressive farmer, Dr Arun Jain,

Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation, PPS Pangli, President of the Club

and the PAU scientists including Dr Tarsem Chand of Department of

Processing and Food Engineering and Er. Gursahib Singh of Department

of farm Machinery and Power Engineering will deliver lectures and give

demonstrations, touching various aspects of agriculture, he said.



Dr Gill said that the ladies wing of the club will be equipped with

theoretical as well as practical knowledge about the preparation of

puddings and the value addition to milk, especially preparation of

yogurt. A close interaction with the club members will take place in

addition to the planning of activities for next month. Dr Gill

informed that the registration for both the camps will be held at 9.30

a.m. at the slated venue.



Meanwhile, Mr. Pangli shared that in the executive meeting of the

Club, the Rice Exporters Association was called upon to predict

month-wise basic price trends of non-scented basmati. He said that

market forces are not fully aware of varieties of basmati which are in

demand in China and Vietnam. He appealed to the Punjab farmers to

study the price trend of basmati variety "Pusa-1121" near the sowing

season. Urging the rice exporters to fund research projects of

Agricultural Universities for future growth of export oriented rice

and basmati markets, he said that Third World Countries can easily

feed Second World Nations in Asia and Africa. Mr Pangli also urged the

state mega units to contribute generously to the on-going research

projects at PAU for increasing the food production and the development

of national agriculture.
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