Port Blair, Feb 9: The three-day workshop on ‘impact assessment and capacity building’ for AIR Kisanvani and DD Kisan/Krishi Darshan Programme Producers representing the South Eastern States of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Union Territories and Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Pondicherry concluded today in CIARI here. The workshop was organized by Farm & Home Unit of Directorate General of AIR in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Government of India.
Inaugurating the workshop, the Secretary (Agriculture), Dr. Satyendra Singh Dursawat stressed the role of mass media especially Akashvani-Kisanvani and DD Kisan in decimating information about various schemes launched by Central Government to the grass root level and thereby benefiting the farmers at large.
Delivering the keynote address, Shri Deepak Joshi, DDG Policy, DG Akashvani pointed out the importance of this workshop in improving the quality of Akashvani & DD Programmes and thereby helping the farming community to reap the benefits of various schemes undertaken by central government.
Dr. Y.R. Meena, Additional Commissioner (Extn) asked the participants to dwell upon various methods to educate the farmers and rural folk about different schemes being implemented by the Ministry so that it reaches the end beneficiaries and empowering them. Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Ingle Joint Director (Mass Media) pointed out the role of mass media in disseminating information on various central schemes so as to help the Ministry to formulate policies to implement them in consonance with various stakeholders including State Governments.
Dr. E. B. Chakurkar, Director ICAR- CIARI, Port Blair, Shri. Manoj Gupta, DDG PBS (Nodal Officer) also spoke on the occasion, Dr. K.C. Sinha, ADP (F & H / Policy) DG Akashvani, Dr. Gunjan Bhatnagar, ADP DD Kisan, Dr. P.K. Singh, HoD Department of Horticulture, CIARI, Shri. Abdul Salam, Asst. Director Fishers A & N Administration, Dr. Namratha Singh, PEX DD Kisan, Ms. Adilakshmi, Agriculture Assistant of Agriculture Department also talked on various topics. Shri Vijendra Sajwan, PEX (F & H / Policy) was the coordinator of the workshop while Smt. Meena Parkash HoP, Akashvani and DDK Port Blair welcomed the dignitaries and participants.
As part of the workshop the participants visited CIARI-KVK, Agriculture Farm at Sippighat and Organic Farm of Padma Shree Nominee, Smt. K Chellammal at Rangachang no. 5 Burmanalla.