TRAINING PROGRAMME ON NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CONCLUDES AT PAU

LUDHIANA, OCTOBER 30:



A three-week advanced training programme on "Sustainable natural resource management for ecological agriculture," organized by the Department of Soil Science of the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), culminated here today. The programme was held under the aegis of Centre of Advanced Faculty Training (CAFT) of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi. Participants from various ICAR institutes and State Agricultural Universities (representing 10 states) attended the training programme.



Speaking on this occasion, the Chief Guest, Dr D.S. Cheema, Dean, College of Agriculture and officiating Dean of Postgraduate Studies, PAU, emphasized on understanding various issues pertaining to natural resource management. Pointing out that there is a lot of stress on the entire eco-system due to ever-increasing population and quest for higher production; he said that the efforts to meet food requirement has led to the indiscriminate use of farm inputs, thus, resulting in degradation of precious natural resources including soil, air and water. Dr Cheema urged the trainees not to overlook the role of maintaining the soil health and conserving water while increasing agricultural productivity. He suggested the participants to come up with the new ideas and collaborative projects to address various agrarian issues.



Earlier, Dr U.S. Sadana, Head of Department of Soil Science and Director CAFT, welcomed the guests and gave an overview of the training programme.



Dr O.P. Choudhary, Chief Coordinator of the programme, said that resource persons from PAU as well as different national institutes deliberated on need-based fertilizer management, crop residues, organic wastes and bio-fertilizers, conservation technologies, agro-forestry, fertigation and managing irrigation water quantity and quality for farm sustainability. He informed that the trainees hailed from different states like Jammu and Kashmir, Meghalaya, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Gorakhpur, Gwalior, etc.



Dr G.S. Saroa, Coordinator of the programme, proposed the vote of thanks.



The participating scientists said that the training course has equipped them with a vast knowledge on different aspects of agriculture, which upon their return to respective institutes, will help them in restructuring their on-going research and teaching programmes.

The four guest speakers including Dr J.N. Raina; YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan; Dr Arvind Shukla, Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal; Dr C.S. Walia, National Bureau of Science Survey (NBSS) and Land Use Planning (LUP), Regional Centre, Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi; and Dr C.L. Acharya, ICAR nominated scientist; interacted with the trainees. Besides, Dr Yadvinder Singh, Senior Scientist, Indian National Science Academy, and Dr Denish K. Benbi, ICAR National Professor, delivered lectures.




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