An orientation programme on ‘Agro-Processing’ for officials from the cooperative sector officials from five southern districts of Kerala viz., Ernakulam, Idukki, Alappuzha, Kollam and Trivandrum was conducted at KVK, Alappuzha on 1st and 2nd December, 2022. The programme was arranged on behalf of the Project Monitoring Unit (AIF) of the NABARD for orienting the cooperative banks /societies on establishing infrastructure for taking up secondary agriculture activities including aggregation, processing and marketing of agricultural produce. Exposure on marketing sector and related Govt. schemes (like PMFME) were also imparted to participants. A total of 31 participants attended the programme.

Seminar on Small Scale Enterprises in Agricultural Sector

A seminar on ‘Small Scale Agri-Enterprises’ was organized at KVK, Alappuzha in association with Karshakasree magazine on 13.12.22. It was conducted with the objective of providing importance to Agri-enterprises and orienting prospective farmers and youth towards a successful enterprise. About 50 participants including farmers, rural youth and students attended the programme.