Sri Vijaya Puram, Oct. 14: The Directorate of Agriculture has invited applications from interested farmers, nursery owners, representatives of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), members of Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) and Self-Help Groups (SHGs) for participation in various skill development training programmes proposed under ANI-12 – Skill Development Intervention of the Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP) Programme. The proposed training sectors are:
1) Post-Harvest Technology of Vegetable Cultivation including Sorting & Grading
2) Skill Development Training for Commercial Nursery
3) Mushroom Cultivation, Packaging & Marketing
4) Post-Harvest Management, Packaging & Marketing of Cut Flowers & Ornamentals
5) Repair & Maintenance of Farm Machinery
6) Processing & Value Addition of Spices
7) Processing & Value Addition of Coconut
8) Processing & Value Addition of Arecanut
The programmes aim to enhance the knowledge, technical skills and entrepreneurial capabilities of participants and promote improved agricultural practices, value addition and income-generating activities, as applicable to the respective training sectors.
Interested persons may submit their applications to the concerned Zonal Agriculture Office / Assistant Director of Agriculture, indicating their name, village, category, mobile number and the training programme for which they wish to participate latest by 31.10.2026.
For further details, one may contact the nearest Zonal Agriculture Office or the Directorate of Agriculture.