The National Centre for Cooperative Education [NCUI] conducted 3 days Leadership Development Programme for Chairmen and Directors of Fruit and Vegetable Marketing Cooperatives of Madhya Pradesh from 10 – 12 August, 2015 at NCCE, New Delhi in which 39 participants attended the programme.
The programme was inaugurated by Dr. Dinesh, Chief Executive, NCUI who said in his inaugural speech that the fruit and vegetable cooperative sector have high potential to improve income of producers farmers. At present only 1% fruits and vegetable are processed in the country and near about 30% produce used is damaged at field level and storage level., Dr Dinesh elaborated.
Dinesh further that this is very important for updating the knowledge in production and marketing on remunerative price. He requested the participants to disseminate acquired knowledge in the programme among the other people of the area so that the the needy people are benefited.
Dr. V.K. Dubey, Director, NCCE welcome the chief guest and participants and narrated the objectives and utility of the programme. The inaugural session was completed with the vote of thanks. The programme was completed successfully on August 12, 2015.
To achieve the objectives of the programme the participants e visited Indian Agriculture Research Institute, New Delhi for discussion with scientists on various aspects like cultivation technology, plant protection, harvesting system etc. The participants visited Azadpur Fruits and Vegetable Mandi for practical experience of marketing system. They also visited NIFTEM, Kundli, Sonepat (Haryana) for practical exposure.