Vocational training programme concludes
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, October 20 2023:
A 30-day skill-cum-vocational training programme for rejuvenating livelihoods of inmates in relief camps under Imphal West district organised by ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Manipur Centre and ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, (Chandel, Churachandpur, Imphal West, Tamenglong and Ukhrul) in collaboration with State Rural Livelihood Mission and district administration Imphal West on food processing, vegetable production and mushroom cultivation concluded on Friday at Khurkhul Awang Leikai community hall.
As part of the programme, a 4-day Skill cum Vocational training programme was conducted at Khurkhul-based Sardar Patel School relief camp on October 17 and 18 and Leirijao Primary School relief camp from October 19 to 20 .
Altogether 110 inmates from the relief camps participated in the said programme.
In the technical session, SMS (Home Science) .
Dr S Roma Devi conducted hands-on-training on Food processing and post-harvest management of locally available fruits and vegetables, SMS (Horticulture) Ph Chandramani Singh on vegetable gardening of rabi season crops and SMS (Plant breeding) S Gunamani Singh and technical officer Th Surjit Singh on mushroom cultivation.
Hands-on training programme was assisted by Kh Usarani Devi, Jacob Gangmei and H Naresh of ICAR, Manipur Centre.
At the end of the valedictory programme, rabi vegetable seeds were also distributed to the inmates.