POST HARVEST MANAGEMENT, PRESERVATION ANF MARKETING ON FRUITS & VEGETABLES (2017-18)
The 14 days residential training programme has been conducted by the Institute especially for the officials / members of the Farmer Producer Organization / Farmer Producer Companies (FPC) / Farmer Interest Groups registered with SUFAL BANGLA PMU. The programme constituted of 12 batches in 6 phases with a maximum number of 15 trainees per batch.
During this training period, the participants were focused on:-
- Marketing of Fruits & Vegetables during harvest and shortly thereafter, processing the rest to meet demand during the rest of the year including supply chain management.
- Practical Demonstration on processing of various Fruit Products.
- Forward - Backward Linkage.
- Preparation of Bankable project (BDP).
- Documentation, Accounts keeping and Auditing.
- Various Departmental schemes specially on Marketing of Fresh Fruits & Vegetables, Processing & preservation of Fruits & Vegetables
- FSSAI Registration and Licensing etc.
Trainees also visited the following Institute for proper implementation:-
- Indian Institute of Packaging, Salt Lake.
- Training & Canning Centre, Chinsurah, Hooghly.
- APEDA approved Pack House of Duttapukur North 24 Parganas.
- Sufal Bangla Hubs at Singur, Hooghly and Sufal Bangla Stalls.
- State of Art Grading Laboratory of C-DAC
Total 165 nos. trainees successfully completed this training programme. They were selected from 12 Blocks representing 6 Districts of the State in the Financial Year 2017-2018.
Out of Twelve groups, seven groups received Rs. 1.5 Lakh each as One Time Front End Financial Assistance in their group Bank Account after submission of Business Development Plan (BDP) with a Bank Approved Project as a part of post training Assistance. Total Rs. 10.5Lakh has been disbursed from State Budget for this purpose.
Components of Post Harvest Management Training Program same as book let.
Groups undergone Post Harvest Management training in 2017-2018.
Block |
District |
Name of the Group |
Training Period |
Number trainees successfully completed |
Deganga |
North 24 Parganas |
Deganga Uddogpati Farmers Club |
20/08/2017 |
15 |
Purbasthali -II |
Purba Burdwan |
Avant Garde FPCL |
14 |
|
Bhangar I |
South 24 Parganas |
Ghatakpukur Agri Producer Co. Ltd |
03/09/2017 |
13 |
Bhangar II |
Bhangar Vegetable Producer Co. Ltd |
13 |
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Raiganj |
Uttar Dinajpur |
Dinajpur Tulaipanji Rice Producer Organization |
05/11/2017 |
15 |
Islampur |
Life Foundation |
15 |
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Debra |
Paschim Medinipur |
Debra Agribusiness Producer Co. Ltd |
26/11/2017 |
13 |
Baruipur |
South 24 Parganas |
Baruipur Farmers Producer Co.Ltd |
15 |
|
Amdanga |
North 24 Parganas |
Khadija Swa Nirvar Dal |
17/12/2017 |
15 |
Jui Swanirvar Dal |
14 |
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Ranaghat |
Nadia |
Khetranathji Farmers Group |
07/01/2018 |
12 |
Karimpur |
Karimpur Farmers Producers Organization |
11 |
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| Total |
165 Nos |
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Total 28.64258 L has been utilized from the state budget in the F.Y. 2017-18 for conducting the program.
