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Training Calendar for 2024-25

Annual Training Calendar (2024-2025)

Date (Offline Training)	Date (Online Review)	Title of Course	Participants	Total
April, 2024
3-5 April	6 May	Farmer Producer Companies	Extension functionaries from Agri. and Allied departments, Dept. of Cooperation, Milkfed, Markfed and ATMA of any rank Five members of any FPOs/CIGs/SHGs etc.	30
24-26 April	24 May	Time and Stress Management for Professional Excellence	Extension functionariesfrom Agri. and Allied departments, Dept. of Cooperation, Milkfed, Markfed & ATMA of any rank. Five farmers (approx.) from any field.	30
May, 2024
7-9 May	7 June	Subsidiary Occupations for Rural Development	Extension functionaries from Agri. and Allied dept., Dept. of Cooperation, Milkfed, Markfed & ATMA of any rank. Five Farmers (approx.) from any field	30
20-22 May	21 June	ICTs for Agricultural Extension	Extension functionaries from Agri. and Allied departments, Dept. of Cooperation, Milkfed, Markfed and ATMA of any rank Five farmers (approx.) from any field.	30
June, 2024
4-6 June	5 July	Value addition options in Horticultural Crops	Ext. functionariesfrom Horticulture, Markfed& ATMA of any rank. Five farmers (approx.) from related field.	30
-	Online Training: 11-14 June Review: 15 July	She-preneurship in Agriculture in collaboration with MANAGE	Ext. functionaries (all states) from Agri. and Allied dept., Dept. of Cooperation, Milkfed, Markfed and ATMA of any rank and Demonstrators/Asstt. Prof. or equivalent from KVKs of SAUs. Five women farmers (approx.)	30
July, 2024
9-11 July	9 Aug	Digital Content Development and Publication	Extension functionaries from Agri. and Allied departments, Dept. of Cooperation, Milkfed, Markfed and ATMA of any rank; Faculty/Staff from KVKs of SAUs and FASCs. Five Farmers (approx.) from any field.	30
23-26 July	23 Aug	Extension Strategies for Urban Agriculture in collaboration with EEI, Nilokheri	Extension functionaries from Agri., Horticulture and Soil & water Conservation departments	30
August, 2024
6-8 August	6 Sept.	Behavioral Skills for Extensionists and Scientists	Extension functionariesfrom Agri. and Allied departments, Dept. of Cooperation, Milkfed, Markfed and ATMA of any rank and Faculty/Staff from KVKs of SAUs and FASCs. Five Farmers (approx.) from related field.	30
-	Online Training: 20-22 Aug. Review: 20 Sept.	ICTs in Agricultural Marketing- Block chain Technologies In collaboration with MANAGE, Hyderabad	Extension functionaries (from all states) from Agri. And Allied departments (excluding Soil & Water conservation dept.), Milkfed, Markfed and ATMA of any rank; and Demonstrators/Asstt. Prof. or equivalent from KVKs of SAUs Five Farmers (approx..) from any field.	30
September, 2024
-	Online Training: 18-20 Sept. Review: 21 Oct.	Carbon Credits in Agriculture in collaboration with MANAGE	Extension functionaries (from all states) from Agri. And Allied departments, Milkfed, Markfed and ATMA of any rank; and Demonstrators/Asstt. Prof. or equivalent from KVKs of SAUs. Five Farmers (approx..) from any field.	30
-	Online Training: 24-27 Sept. Review: 28 Oct.	Agricultural Export- Overcoming the Challenges and Harnessing Potential In collaboration with MANAGE, Hyderabad	Extension functionaries (from all states) from Agri. And Allied departments, Milkfed, Markfed and ATMA of any rank; and Demonstrators/Asstt. Prof. or equivalent from KVKs of SAUs. Five Farmers (approx..) from any field.	30
October, 2024
-	Online Training: 8-10 October Review: 11 Nov.	Video Production Skills for Extension Professionals In collaboration with MANAGE, Hyderabad	Extension functionaries (from all states) from Agri. and Allied departments, Dept. of Cooperation, Milkfed, Markfed and ATMA of any rank and Faculty/Staff from KVKs of SAUs and FASCs. Five Farmers (approx..) from any field.	30
15 Oct.	-	Mahila Kisan Diwas	Extension functionaries (preferably women) from Agri. and Allied departments, and ATMA of any rank Women farmers from the state	30
22-24 Oct.	22 Nov.	Ornamental Horticulture and Water Management at community level	Extension functionaries from Agri., Horticulture and Soil & water Conservation departments, and ATMA of any rank. Five Farmers (approx.) from any field.	30
November, 2024
19-21 Nov.	20 Dec.	MDP for Agri-Professionals	Extension functionaries from Agri. And Allied departments, Milkfed, Markfed and ATMA of any rank; and Demonstrators/Asstt. Prof. or equivalent from KVKs of SAUs. Five members of any FPO/CIG/SHG etc.	30
26-28 Nov.	20 Dec.	IT Applications for Soil and Water Conservation	Extension functionaries from Soil & Water Conservation and ATMA of any rank. Five farmers (approx.) from related field.	30
December, 2024
10-12 Dec.	10 Jan, 2025	Strategies to strengthen Cooperative Societies	Functionaries from Dept. of Cooperation and ATMA of any rank Members of any cooperative society from state.	30
13 Dec	-	State level Training Needs Assessment Workshop	Heads of State Agriculture & Allied Departments, Dept. of Cooperation, Milkfed, Markfed, DEE from PAU and GADVASU or their representatives	-
17-19 Dec.	17 Jan, 2025	Agro Tourism-An emerging agri venture	Extension functionaries from Agri. and Allied departments, Dept. of Cooperation and ATMA of any rank Five farmers (approx.) from related field.	30
January, 2025
7-9 Jan	7 Feb	Emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications in agriculture and allied sectors	Ext. functionaries from Agri. and Allied dept., Dept. of Cooperation, Milkfed, Markfed and ATMA of any rank. Five farmers (approx.) from related field.	30
21-23 Jan	21 Feb	New Avenues in Aquaculture	Extension functionaries from Dept. of Fishery, Animal Husbandary and ATMA. Five farmers (approx.) from any field.	30
February, 2025
-	Online Training: 4-6 Feb. Review: 5 March	Climate Smart Agricultural Technologies In collaboration with MANAGE, Hyderabad	Extension functionaries (from all states) from Agri. and Allied departments, Dept. of Cooperation, Milkfed, Markfed and ATMA of any rank; and Demonstrators/Asstt. Prof. or equivalent from KVKs of SAUs. Five Farmers (approx..) from any field.	30
-	Online Training: 18-20 Feb. Review: 19 March	Video Production Skills for Extension Professionals In collaboration with MANAGE, Hyderabad	Extension functionaries (from all states) from Agri. and Allied departments, Dept. of Cooperation, Milkfed, Markfed and ATMA of any rank; and Demonstrators/Asstt. Prof. or equivalent from KVKs of SAUs. Five Farmers (approx..) from any field.	30
March, 2025
2-4 March	5 April	Natural Resource Management	Ext. functionaries from Agri. and Allied dept., Dept. of Cooperation, Milkfed, Markfed and ATMA of any rank. Five farmers (approx.) from related field.	30
9-11 March	12 April	Diversification through Value Addition in Livestock Products	Extension functionaries from Dept. of Dairy, Animal Husbandry, Milkfed and ATMA of any rank Five farmers (approx.) from related field.	30

*NOTE: As per the directions of honorable Additional Chief Secreatry (Development), Punjab, following changes have been done in PAMETI Training Calendar (2023-24)

Every Training programme has been divided into two parts:-

Offline interaction with the experts including exposure visits, demonstrations, lectures etc. Back home action plan exercise will be given afetr discussion with participants.
Online review of the training programme through evaluation of given back home exercise afetr one month of the offline training.

Five farmers (approx.) will be included in each tarining programme. This will help the extension functionaries (trainees) understand the practical challenges being faced by the farmers. Also, PAMETI will be helpful in providing a platform for improving the research-extension-farmer linkages.
Trainees will have to present their learnings in their respective offices after the completion of every training so that the knowledge learned may be shared on a wider scale.

Online Training Programmes:

1. Extension through Social Media
2. Practicing Mindfulness
3. Operational knowledge of Public Finance management System (PFMS)
4. Intelligent Farming and Traceability
5. Asset Management: Evaluation and Planning
6. Cyber Security
7. Use of Nano-technology in Value addition
8. CSR for Agricultural development
9. Carbon-finance
10. Happitude
11. Promotion of Family Farmer Concept
12. Promoting Kitchen and Herbal Gardens for better health

Other Programmes

Open Programmes:

Promotion of Urban Farming through innovative models
In-door plants/Smart Home Gardening
Waste to Wealth

Induction and Refresher Courses:

Induction Training programmes for newly recruited extension officials from State Agriculture & allied departments & ATMA and Refresher Training for existing staff would be organized as per the requirements of respective departments

Collaborative Courses:

Programmes in collaboration with MANAGE, Hyderabad
NIAM-Jaipur
EEI-Nilokheri
NIPHM, Hyderabad etc. would be organized as per demand

Additional sponsored courses would be organized as per demand and receipt of funds from different organizations.
Contact Classes and Examinations of PGDAEM (Post Graduate Diploma in Agricultural Extension Management) would be organized as per the guidelines issued by MANAGE, Hyderabad.
Skill Development Programmes under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) and Skill Trainings for Rural Youth (STRY) would be organized as per allocation.
Diploma in Agricultural Extension Services for Input Dealers (DAESI) would be organized as per allocation.
Demand based farmers’ programmes especially on Processing of Agric. Produce/Value addition would be organized.
Agri Clinics and Agri Business Centers (ACABC) batches would be organized as per admission.
Awareness Programmes regarding Crop Residue Management for extension officials and farmers would be organized

Other Activities

e-Documentation of Success Stories will be further taken up.
Day-to-Day consultancy to extension staff on different aspects and to the farmers in entrepreneurship & farming systems will be provided.
Need based literature will be published for the use of extension workers and farmers.
Tri-annual publication 'PAMETI Reporter' will be published as per schedule.
Regular evaluation of training programmes will be conducted (Pre-Test & Post-Test).
Road Side Display (RSD) model of Self Marketing will be promoted & guidance for its development will be provided to the farmers.
Other activities as per requirement from time to time.