Two Weeks Online Training Programme on

“Protected Cultivation Technologies for Climate Smart Agriculture”April 21-28, 2020

Farmers in India are exposed to several

challenges including small and continuously

fragmented land holdings, climate variability

and change, vagaries of weather, poor soil

health and lack of knowledge and exposure

to modern agricultural technologies.

Modern farming technologies like poly-

house and shadenet-house farming

provide full or partial protection from

adverse weather conditions, enable crops

to be grown all year around and

production of uniform quality crops,

protect from birds, animals and human

activities, enhance the productivity

by 8-10 times, enable appropriate

management of insect pests, diseases

and weeds, use of minimum inputs

such as labor; and provides better

income in a short period of time.

Hence protected cultivation

farming is emerging as one of the better

alternative new techniques in agriculture

and gaining foothold India. However for

successful protected cultivation farming,

one needs to understand the protected

cultivation structures, climate control,

production technologies, plant protection,

water management, marketing, guidelines

and policies. With this view, two weeks online

training course on “Protected Cultivation

Technologies for Climate Smart Agriculture”

is being organised by CAAST-CSAWM from

April 21-28, 2020 through online mode only.

About

The project entitled "Center for Advanced Agricultural

Science and Technology (CAAST) on Climate Smart

Agriculture and Water Management (CSAWM)" is being

implemented in Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth (An

Agricultural University), Rahuri, Maharashtra under World

Bank Sponsored National Agricultural Higher Education

Project (NAHEP) of Indian Council of Agricultural Research

(ICAR), New Delhi, Government of India, Since 2018.

One of the major objectives of CAAST-CSAWM project is to

develop the capacity amongst the faculties and students of

MPKV Rahuri and other Agricultural Universities and related

organisations for the development and adoption of the

precise Climate Smart Agriculture and Water Management

technologies as well as to conduct on-the-job training and

case study based learning to enhance the employment and

placement rate; and business and entrepreneurship

opportunities.

Introduction & Background

The main purpose of protected cultivation is to create a

favourable environment for the sustained growth of plant so

as to realize its maximum potential even in adverse climatic

conditions. Greenhouses, polyhouses, rain shelters, plastic

tunnels, mulches, insect-proof net houses, shade nets are

the protected cultivation structures that are being used in

India.

Aim

This online training program aims to develop an

overall understanding of protected cultivation

structures (polyhouse and shadenet house), climate

control systems in protected cultivation, planning

and maintaining the crops, irrigation and fertigation,

automation in polyhouse, soil media, plant protection

inside polyhouse and shadenet house, marketing,

policies and guidelines.

Objectives

· To provide basic technical skills & knowledge

about protected cultivation structures (polyhouse

and shadenet house)

· To impart basic techniques in cultivation of exotic

vegetables & flowers in Polyhouse and Shadenet

house inc lud ing growing media , water

management and plant protection

· To provide technical knowledge of automated

irrigation & fertigation management in Polyhouse

and Shadenet house

· To familiarise with different climate control system

in polyhouse and shadenet house along with

monitoring devices.

· To provide insight in to marketing of the produce,

guidelines and policies

Contents

· Polyhouse cultivation technology

· Controlling climate in Protected structures

· Media, bed preparation and soil sterilisation

· Different cladding materials

· Automation for climate control, irrigation and

fertigation

· Irrigation and Nutrient management

· Crop selection and cultivation of exotic

vegetables & flowers

· Cultivation of flowers under protected conditions

· Pest and Disease Management in Polyhouse

Plant Protection·

· Marketing of Polyhouse and Shadenet house

produce

· Net house utility as a low cost technology and

subsidy guidelines

· Government Schemes

· Farmers practical experience

· Strength, opportunities and future of Protected

Cultivation in India

Registration

· Faculties, Scientists, Staff, Students and Farmers are

eligible to register and are requested to take

advantage of the online training course during this

lock down time.

· The online training will be available to first 100

registered eligible candidates (50 candidates of

MPKV, Rahuri and 50 candidates from other

Agricultural Universities/Organisations)

· In te res ted cand ida tes can reg is te r here :

h�ps://bit.ly/34A6qNl on or before April 19, 2020 upto

1700 hrs.

Training fee

· There is no registration fee for participants (Free)

Instructions

· Participants need to register by clicking on the link

above and should provide an active email id and

Whats app number for further communication.

· The online training will only be available for the first

100 registered candidates.

· Daily lectures through ZOOM platform will be

conducted along with online discussions and tutorials.

· Certificates will be issued to those who will complete

all online sessions and assignments.

· Online training on Hydroponics and Aeroponics; and

full on campus advanced training on "Protected

Cult ivation Technologies for Climate Smart

Agriculture" by different experts may be conducted

after lock down period is over and preference will be

given to those who successfully complete this online

training course.

ICAR-National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP)

Centre for Advanced Agricultural Science and Technology (CAAST)

for Climate Smart Agriculture and Water Management (CSAWM),

Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyappeth, Rahuri 413 722 Dist. Ahmednagar (MS)

(http://www.mpkv-caast.ac.in/; info.rahuri@mpkv-caast.ac.in)

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Organized by

Experts

· Dr. K. V. Prasad, Director, Directorate of Floricultural Research, Pune

· Er. Rajeeb Roy, Managing Director, Agriplast Tech India Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru

· Mr. Chetan Dedhia, J. J. Overseas, Mumbai

· Er. Sandeep Dere, Dere Agro-Industries, Ahmednagar

· Mr. Mukesh Shukla, Division, Marketing Lead, Syngenta India Ltd, Ahmadabad

· Dr, Sanjay Narute, Consultant, Protected Cultivation

· Mr. Ganesh Kulkarni, GreenTech India, Pune

· Mr. Somnath Jadhav, Zonal Sales Manager (Maharashtra and Gujarat), Agriplast Tech India Pvt Ltd, Pune

· Mr. Manoj Nigam, Director and CTO

· Mr. Sandeep Babar, KVK, Baramati

· Er. Sachin Patil, Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd., Jalgaon

· Mr. Ravindra Sawant, Rijk Zwaan India, Pune

· Mr. Sanjay Kadam, Shriniwas Agro, Baramati.

· Mr. Ashish Phadke, Sr. Marketing Manager, KF Bioplants, Pune

· Mr. Hemant Jagtap, Principal, HAIPTC, Talegaon Dabhade, Pune

· Shri. Vijay Pawar, Progressive Farmer (color capsicum in polyhouse), Shelgaon

· Shri. Balasaheb Gadekar, Progressive Farmer (Rose cultivation), Talegaon Dabhade, Pune

· Shri. Prasanna Umap, Progressive Farmer (Cabbage cultivation), Amravati

· Shri. Tanaji Shingade/Tejas Bhong, Progressive Farmers, Bramati

ConvenorDr. Prabhat Kumar, National Co-ordinator, CAAST-National Agricultural Higher Education Project, ICAR, New Delhi

Co-Convenor Dr. S. D. Gorantiwar, Principal Investigator, CAAST-CSAWM, and Head, Dept. of Agril. Engg., MPKV, Rahuri, Maharashtra

Organizing Secretary Dr. J. S. Pachpute, Co-Principal Investigator, CAAST-CSAWM, Pune Sub-Campus and Associate Professor, Section of Agril. Engg., College of Agriculture, Pune

Training CoordinatorsDr.Pradip Dalavi, Research Associate (IDE), CAAST-CSAWM, Pune Sub-Campus Email ID-pradip3399@gmail.com, Mobile 7972013472

Dr.Mahesh Khamkar, Research Associate (Horti.), CAAST-CSAWM, Pune Sub-Campus Email ID–khamkarmau@gmail.com, Mobile 7588163147

Er. Mohsin Tamboli, Research Associate (Comp.), CAAST-CSAWM, MPKV, Rahuri