A capacity building programme on Papaya cultivation for the farmers from Dharwad district was organized under RKVY project at ICAR–IIHR from 16.02.2022 to 17.02.2022. Dr. R. Senthil Kumar, Principal Scientist, Division of Social sciences and Training delivered the welcome address. A lecture on Papaya cultivation was given by Dr. C. Vasugi, Principal Scientist, Division of Fruit crops. Dr. R. B. Tiwari, Principal Scientist, Division of Social sciences and Training enlightened the farmers about Papaya processing technologies. Dr. V. Sankar, Principal Scientist, Division of Social sciences and Training delivered lecture on important vegetable varieties developed by ICAR-IIHR suitable for Dharwad region. Dr. R. Senthil Kumar, Principal Scientist, Division of Social sciences thanked the gathering which was followed by the field visit. More than 20 farmers along with KVK officials of Dharwad have attended the programme. The programme was coordinated by Dr. R. Senthil Kumar, Dr. C. Vasugi, Dr. V. Sankar and Dr. R. Venkattakumar.
