Financial year 2016-2017

The training is conducted mainly for the For the Next Generation Farmers who is the representatives of young members of farm families. Three batches of trainees (maximum 15 in each batch) completed training simultaneously according to the following illustration.

Abbreviation "B" = Blocks;

Total 85 trainees completed this three months training program, who were selected by the District Magistrates of following districts:

• Uttar Dinajpur :Kaliaganj and Itahar Blocks
• Nadia: Karimpur – I and Krishnagar – I blocks
• Paschim Medinipur: Jamboni and Jhargram blocks

Pre-training interactive sessions were conducted in each of the blocks in presence of the Training Provider, who was selected through invitation of Expression of Interest.

Emphasis were given on Market-led production, post-harvest management, value addition and direct marketing of produces aiming at achieving maximum producers share in consumers’ price during the Theory portion of the training program. The trainees developed their block resource maps, based on which district wise need based classes has been organized.

Additionally, during their Practical activities, they saw different market linkage activities by visiting and interacting with traders of Koley Market, MadanpurHaat, Sheorafully Veg. Haat, Naihati Fish Market, Ranaghat Nursery markets, NakashiparaFPC and Rabbit Farm – Chinshura, Different Fruit and Vegetable orchards, fish, Dairy and Poultry farms, Flower Nurseries. They also visited:

6 new SHGs have been formed with the trainees representing Young Members of Farm Families, selected from 6 Blocks of 3 Districts at the end of the training.

6 Bank Linked Business Development Projects have been developed and submitted by the Trainees of 6 newly formed SHGs as a part of their Post Training Activities. All the groups have been provided with one time assistance of Rs. 2.00 Lakh as a front-end subsidy upon submission of their bank linked projects. The details of the groups and their bank linked projects are as follows with their link banks: