Date: 27, 28th February & 01 March, 2025
One day training will be there on all 3 days
Participants can opt for training on any one day between 27″ to 28 February & 01 March, 2025 Time of training: 9.30 AM to 5:30 PM
Last date of receipt of application: 26.02.2025
Venue: Video Conference Room, Admin Building, ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru
Course Director: Dr. D. Kalaivanan
Course Co-Directors: Dr. G. Selvakumar
Course Co-ordinators: Dr. M. V. Dhananjaya, CEO, BESST-HORT.
Objectives of the training
1. To impart training on soilless cultivation and terrace gardening of different horticultural crops including the pest and disease management.
2. To familiarize the trainees about the process of composting of kitchen wastes for use in the terrace/vertical garden.
3. To encourage farming is urban and peri-urban space.
Prospects of training
Urbanization has placed a rising demand for the production of fruits, vegetables, flowers and medicinal herbs in close proximity of the consumers. Therefore, this training is aimed to provide the consumers with clean and safe vegetable & medicinal herbs production under soilless cultivation.
Scope of training
By the year 2050, the global population is projected to be 9 billion and 70% of them would be living in urban and peri-urban space. Globally, as more people move to urban areas, the urban population needs access to healthy and nutritious food. This leaves us with one of today’s biggest challenges in terms of cultivable land that has become a premium in the urban and peri-urban space. In order to shorten the supply chain, substrate based cultivation is the best option wherein ecofriendly substrate like Arka Fermented Cocopeat (AFC) can be provided with water and required nutrients through Arka Sasya Poshak Ras for cultivation of different horticultural crops on terraces/roof tops.
Who are eligible?
Anybody interested in Cocoponics/ Soilless cultivation/terrace/ Roof top/ vertical gardening of horticultural crops can apply for this training.
All aspiring entrepreneurs including agricultural and horticultural graduates, diploma holders in horticulture, professional, SHG women, homemakers & anybody interested to explore the world of soilless cultivation / Cocoponics & vertical farming/gardening to generate income and employment or as hobby.
How to apply?
Registration link: https://forms.gle/Wijs7PizLkks1cT16 Charges for training: Rs. 1,000/- for Offline participants;
Registration is compulsory
Training fees includes snacks, tea, lunch, certificate & training manual soft copy
Contact Details: BESST-HORT: 7760883948,8028466202,9403891704-lvr No & 9353399288, Mail ID: bessthort@gmail.com & BESST-HORT website: www.bessthort.in
About BESST-HORT:
BESST-HORT is a Technology Business Incubator of ICAR-IIHR, Catalyzed & supported by NSTEDB Division, DST, Govt. of India, New Delhi.
Organized by
BESST-HORT, ICAR-IIHR, BENGALURU
Read more: https://www.iihr.res.in/training-soilless-culturecocoponics-terrace-roof-top-vertical-garden-27th-28th-february-01st-march
