PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT AND EXTENSION TRAINING INSTITUTE (PAMETI) PAU CAMPUS, LUDHIANA

1. PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT AND EXTENSION TRAINING INSTITUTE (PAMETI)PAU CAMPUS, LUDHIANA TO HELP IN PROVIDING EFFECTIVE EXTENSION SERVICES TO THE FARMING COMMUNITY

3. About PAMETI • Punjab Agricultural Management & Extension Training Institute (PAMETI) situated in Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana • PAMETI Ludhiana got registered in March, 2000 and started preparing budget and training plans • It physically came into existence after the proceedings of August 10th meeting of TDMC received in Oct, 2000. • The final go ahead was on December 6, 2000, when the Director PAMETI joined. • This institute had only core staff. • The resource persons for various courses are drawn from 26 regional and national institutes including Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana.

4. MANDATE • To Function as State level institute to provide Extension and Management input for extension functionaries. • To provide consultancy in areas like project planning, appraisal, implementation etc. • To organize need based training programme for middle level and grass root level agriculture and allied subject extension functionaries. • To develop and promote the application of management tools for improving the effectiveness of agricultural extension services through better management of human and material resources. • To conduct studies on agriculture management, communication, participatory methodologies, etc. as sequel to the feedback from training programmes.

5. Organizational Set Up GOVERNING BOARD | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE | DIRECTOR | STAFF

6. Staff

7. INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPED

8. Office Building

9. A.C CONFERENCE HALL WITH CEILING MOUNTED MULTIMEDIA PROJECTOR & PERSONAL ADDRESS SYSTEM WITH A SEATING CAPACITY OF 100+

10. SEMINAR ROOM WITH VIDEO CONFERENCING SYSTEM AND AV-AIDS

11. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAB

12. LIBRARY

13. TRAINEE’S HOSTEL

14. Net-working with Institutes/Department/Organizations • Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (PAU) • Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Science University, Ludhiana(GADVASU) • Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering & Technology (CIPHET) • Punjab Horticulture Post Harvest Technology Centre, Ludhiana (PHPTC) • Punjab Remote Sensing Centre, Ludhiana (PRSC) • Small Industries Service Institute Ludhiana (SISI) • National Institute of Agril Extension Management, Hyderabad (MANAGE), • Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (IIM) • Extension Education Institute, Nilokheri, District Karnal, Haryana (EEI) • Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development, Chandigarh (CRRID) • Punjab State Cooperative Departments (PSCD) • Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, Government of India, New Delhi (DMI) • National Institute of Agricultural Marketing, Jaipur (NIAM) Contd….

15. 14. National Horticultural Board (NHB) 15. Small Farmer Agri-business Consortium (SFAC) 16. National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD) 17. Punjab Agri Export Corporation (PAEC) 18. KRIBHCO • Punjab State Council for Science and Technology (PSCST) • Regional Resource Agency for National Environment Awareness Campaign 21. Khadi and Village Industrial Corporation (KVIC) & Commercial Banks 22. Punjab Police Academy, Phillaur, District Jalandhar (PPA) 23. Pepsi Foods Limited 24. Department of Rural Development & Panchayats, Punjab 25. State Agriculture & Allied Departments 26. State Nodal Cell , Directorate of Agriculture, Chandigarh

16. Linkage with Principal Investigating Agencies (PIAs) PAMETI has a well established linkages with: • All PIAs right from the Ministry of Agriculture; State Agriculture and allied Departments; Department of Rural Development & Panchayat, Punjab; MANAGE, Hyderabad; IIM, Lucknow to Nodal Cell and ATMAs. • Even BTT and FAC members approach PAMETI directly for training and consultancy.

17. PUBLICATIONS: 42 • Farming System Approach to Revitalize Punjab Agriculture – A Case Study • Comparative Economics of Different Alternative in Punjab Agriculture • Indigenous Technologies in Punjab • Role of Farmers Advisory Committee in ATMA programme • Proceedings of Seminar on Marketing and Processing of Agricultural Produce • Punjab Agricultural management and Extension Training Institute (PAMETI) Brochure • PAMETI Trains Malwa Honey Producers Group in Marketing Activities • Vermi-composting – A Profitable Enterprise (In Punjabi) • Exposure Visits Help in Taking up Group Activities • Training Manual on Rural Godown Scheme (In Punjabi) • Workshop Manual on Up-gradation of Communication Skills • Advances in Agricultural Technology • Motivation (in English) Cont…..

18. SREP’s of different Districts- Amritsar, Patiala, Roopnagar, Ferozepur, Tarn-Taran, SBS Nagar, Bathinda, Hoshiarpur, Barnala, Mansa, Kapurthala, Moga, Ludhiana, Shri Muktsar Sahib • Gyanwan Kheti ate Ghar (in Punjabi) • Introduction to Marketing • Management Made Easy • Information Technology and Agriculture • Motivation (in Punjabi) • Assessing Market Demand for Agricultural Products • Manual on ‘Participatory Extension’ • Planning and Managing Agricultural Projects • Training Calendar • Progress Report • Manual for Operationalization of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) • Time Management • Branding adds Value to the Product • Stress Management • Up-gradation of Communication Skills • Time Management (Punjabi)

19. Training Areas Agricultural Extension Management Agri-Business and Agri-Entrepreneurship Management / Development Scope & Planning for subsidiary occupation Participatory Agricultural Planning & Development Managerial & Administrative Skills Management of Training for Agricultural Development Human Resource Management Natural Resource Management Sustainable Agricultural Development Farming System Approach Market-Led-Extension Post-harvest Management Cont…..

20. Group Dynamics/ Developing and Working with Self Help Groups (SHGs) Farmers Interest Groups (FIGs) • Up-gradation of Communication skills • Skills Up-gradation Programme • Farm Journalism and Documentation • Managing Developmental Projects • Information and Communication Technology (ICT) • Gender Issues in Agriculture • Public Private Partnership (PPP) • Interactive Seminars between Farmers and Scientists • Interaction of ATMA Management Committee (AMC) and Block Technology Team (BTT) members with research scientists for revisiting/ finalizing SREP • Special Seminars on topics of current interest

21. Participants & Participation Middle and Grass root level officials of various developmental departments i.e. Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Horticulture, Soil & Water Conservation, Dairy, Forestry, Fisheries, etc., KVKs, Farmers & Member of ATMA, NGOs etc. About 35-40 participants from Agriculture and Allied Department of all the districts of the State are participating in each programme.

22. Physical Progress of the Institute

23. Physical Progress Report (upto March 2011) Cont….

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26. SPONSORED PROGRAMMES Post Graduate Diploma in Agricultural Extension Management (PGDAEM) sponsored by MANAGE, Hyderabad Gender Sensitization programmes sponsored by Ministry of Agriculture, GOI. Market-led-Extension sponsored by NIAM, Jaipur, Ministry of Agriculture Workshop on “Rural Godown Scheme” under Awareness Programmes for Rural Godowns; 7 one-day Seminars on ‘Development / Strengthening of Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure’ sponsored by National Institute of Agricultural Marketing (NIAM), Jaipur. PUBLIC SECTOR Cont….

27. Three 2-month training programmes on “Setting up of Agri-clinics and Agribusiness Centers” sponsored by MANAGE. • One Seminar on “Water-Elixir of Life” under National Environment Awareness Campaign sponsored by Punjab State Council for Science and Technology. • One Workshop on “Leadership Development” for Farmers’ Club members of Sangrur sponsored by NABARD. • Four Centrally Sponsored Programme under CAD Authority. • Refresher course for Kisan Call Centre • Orientation Workshop under RKVY Scheme

28. PRIVATE SECTOR One Refresher Course on “Soil and Water Testing” sponsored by M/s MR Agro Labs, Bathinda Staff Development Trainings sponsored by Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd and Coromandal Fertilizers Ltd, Hyderabad Farmers’ Sponsored • Vermi-compost • Milk Processing • Fruit & Vegetable processing • Cultivation of Milky Mushrooms

29. Other Activities • Consultancy • Guiding ATMAs in preparation and revisiting of SREP in terms of orientations about tools of data collection and compilation of data. • Providing day-to-day consultancy to ATMA`s, such as preparation of action plan, compilation of the reports etc. ATMAs also consult PAMETI for various financial matters. • Agri-Clinics & Agri-Business Centre Scheme • Promotion of Agro-Processing and Value Addition • Rural Godown Scheme • Kisan Call centre Scheme • Development of Farmer’s Interest Groups (FIGs) • Development of SREP • Writing of Success Stories • Multi-State Agricultural Competitiveness Project (MACP)

30. Training Programmes Conducted (April 2010 to March 2011) Cont….

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33. Summary of Number of Participants from Different Sectors during, 2010-11

34. Innovative Activities • A State Level Sanctioning Committee (SLSC) appointing PAMETI as Technical Support Institute (TSI) under RKVY scheme and is providing necessary technical inputs, capacity building of officials and facilitate planning process for preparation of C-DAP • Department of Rural Development, Punjab selected PAMETI as Capacity building institute under Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP). • PAMETI provided management consultancy to Military Unit of Ludhiana for establishing Vermicomposting units. • PAMETI, provided consultancy to one NGO, Nabha foundation for Agricultural Development of Nabha block. • Under National Horticulture Mission PAMETI in collobration with Punjab Mandi Board organising Seminar on New Technique for Post Harvest Management

35. Publications • Time Management • Stress Management • Branding Adds Value to the Product • Conferences/Seminars/Workshop • International Conferences on Stored Grain “Novel Storage Practices” by Kansas State University & PAU at PAMETI on 27-05-2010. • Indo-US Workshop on Precision Agricultural Techniques & Technologies by PAU & Colorado State University at PAMETI on 28 Feb to 3 March, 2010.

36. Visitors during 2010-11 • 30 officaials from Tripura visited PAMETI for experience sharing in Agriculture Extension on 15 April, 2010 • Agricultural Officers from Orissa who were on exposure visit to Punjab from 22 July to 4 August, interact & shared experience at PAMETI • Dr. RK Sinha, State Consultant, Bihar Agricultural Management & Extension Training Institute (BAMETI), Bihar visited PAMETI on 26 October, 2010 • Director SAMETI, Haryana along with 3 faculty and 60 officers of Haryana Agriculture Department visited PAMETI on account of Foundation Training Course on 17 Feb, 2011 • Officers from Rajasthan along with 41 farmers visited PAMETI on 17 March, 2011 • Officers and Farmers from Madhya Pradesh visited PAMETI on 24 March, 2011 • Dr. RS Kulkarni, Director of Extension cum Director SAMETI, Karnataka along with Dr. H. Khader Khan, Executive Director SAMETI, Karnataka visited PAMETI on 26 March, 2011 • Dr. SS Adsal, Director Agriculture (Inputs & Quality Control), Maharashtra along with 2 Senior officers visited PAMETI on 03 May, 2011

37. Annual Training Calendar 2011-12 Cont….

39. Sponsored/Collaborative Programme/Seminars/Symposium • 5 Capacity Building Programme under Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) sponsored by Dept. of Rural Development & Panchayat, Punjab • Post-graduate Diploma of Agricultural Extension Management (PGDAEM) • Programme sponsored from Directorate of Marketing/NIAM, MANAGE/EEI/Under RKVY/NHM etc • Additional courses would be organized as per demand from stakeholders • Demand based farmers programmes especially on running of Farmer Field Schools and Processing of Agri Produce will be organized

40. Details of Consultancy Activities Proposed for 2011-12

41. Financial Progress of the Institute

42. Support to State Extension Programme for Extension Reforms Commencing w.e.f, 2005-06 to 2010-11 (Amount in Rupees)

43. Thanks