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Farmers Training Institute (FTI)

 

Institute of Excellence for Human Resource Development in Agriculture and Allied fields
  • 1967
  • Institutional Trainings
  • Peripatetic Trainings
General Extension Services (GES) programmes
  • KSDA Bangalore Rural and Ramanagara Districts
Sponsors
  • Department of Agriculture
  • Command Area Development Authority (CADA) – Mysore

Mandates

  • Technically empower the farmers / farm women for better agriculture practices

Objectives

  • To impart trainings on agriculture and allied subjects
  • To provide farm advisory services to the farmers of Bangalore district

Activities

Institutional Training up to five days

Off-campus Village Trainings (1 or 2 Days)

1. Extension workers
2. SHG Members

  • Need based Specialized Trainings for Line Departments
  •  Department of Agriculture
  •  Horticulture
  • Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Sciences
  • Sericulture
  • Watershed Development
Subjects


 

 

 

 

 

  • Contract Farming
  • Organic Farming
  • Rain Water Harvesting
  • Agricultural Machinery
  • Integrated Farming System
  • Integrated Nutrient Management
  • Integrated Pest and Disease Management
  • Bio-fuels
  • Agri-entrepreneurship
  • Value addition
  • Fodder Production
  • Water Management
  • Post-Harvest Technology
Organizing Workshops

Farmers – Scientists interactions

Seminars

Organizing Special Days in Agriculture

Collaboration Research Projects

Salient Features

  • Located in University Campus
  • Easy accessibility
  • Well-equipped training facilities
  • Qualified, Experienced and Specialized Faculty
  • Research & Demonstration units
  • Boarding and Lodging Facilities
  • Opportunity for Better Practical Learning
  • Library and internet for e-learning
  • Transportation facilities for Exposure visits / Demonstration plots

Training Approach

Specialized & Skill Oriented Education for Enhancing Individual Abilities

Training Sessions
  • Ice breaking
  • Registration
  • Orientation Need assessment and pre-evaluation
  • Curriculum development
  • Training Module Development
  • Participatory Presentations
  • Experience sharing by progressive farmers
  • Case studies
  • Field visits Research Demonstrations
  • Institutes
  • Input organizations
  • Progressive Farmers’ Fields
  • Group Tasks
  • Discussion and Presentation; Post – Evaluation
  • Feed back
  • Follow up

Staff

Dr.C. Narayanswamy
Chief Instructor and Head
Professor (Agril. Extn.)
ftiuasb@gmail.com
+91-9448308678
Dr. K.G. Banuprakash
Professor (Sericulture)
+91-9448666842

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