The 10-day training programme for farmers hailing from Gaya (Bihar), organised at the Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), concluded.

Addressing the concluding function, director Prof Shivraj Singh highlighted the role of agriculture in country’s economy and said proper management in farming could further improve the situation.

The training programme included new inputs of recent developments in the field of agriculture from agriculture scientists of the university. The farmers also made a visit to the agricultural farms of the university. The training programme was organized in collaboration with the Agriculture Technology Management Association (ATMA), Bihar.

The concluding function was presided over by the dean Prof Ram Pratap Singh while Prof NS Jadaun gave certificates to the participating farmers. The function was also addressed by Prof Arun Kumar Singh, head, department of extension education, and Dr OP Mishra.