ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) organized exposure visit cum training on ICAR-IIHR technologies for the extension officers of Theni District, Tamil Nadu. This programme was sponsored by Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu under State Agriculture Development Programme (SADP). Ten officers along with one Deputy Director of Agriculture and two Assistant Directors of Agriculture of Theni District Tamil State attended the field exposure visit cum training programme on 14th October at ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru. Dr. R. Venkattakumar, Principal Scientist and In-charge Head, Division of Social Science and Training, ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru welcomed the extension officers explained about ICAR-IIHR technologies for doubling the farmers income and laid emphasis on developing entrepreneurs through various ICAR-IIHR technologies. Further, he explained about role and functioning of FPOs in promotion of various horticultural Technologies. Dr. V. Sankar, Principal Scientist, Division of Social Sciences and Training ICAR-IIHR, delivered lecture on "Varieties and hybrids of IIHR developed fruits, vegetable and flower crops and latest production technologies of ICAR-IIHR” suitable for Theni District of Tamil Nadu. The lectures were interspersed with field visits to ATIC and vegetable seed unit. This programme was coordinated by Dr. V. Sankar, Principal Scientist and Dr R. Venkattakumar, Division of Social Science and Training, ICAR-IIHR, Bangalore.
