RAINFED ORGANIC FARMING

# ORGANIC FARMING TRAINING CENTRE

## BY AXOM GRAMODYOG VIKASH COUNCIL

### ORGANIC FARMING • PRACTICAL TRAINING • SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD

The **Organic Farming Training Centre**, an initiative of **Axom Gramodyog Vikash Council**, is designed to promote practical knowledge, sustainable agricultural practices and rural entrepreneurship among farmers, youth, women, SHGs and aspiring agri-entrepreneurs.

The centre aims to help participants understand **organic farming from soil preparation to harvesting and marketing**, while encouraging environmentally responsible and economically sustainable farming practices.

# 🌱 OUR VISION

To develop skilled farmers and rural entrepreneurs who can adopt sustainable farming methods, improve farm productivity, utilise local resources and create **income-generating agricultural enterprises**.

## 🎯 OUR OBJECTIVES

* Promote sustainable and organic farming practices
* Provide practical agricultural training
* Improve awareness of soil health and natural inputs
* Encourage chemical-responsible farming practices
* Promote composting and recycling of farm waste
* Develop rural entrepreneurship
* Support women and youth in agriculture
* Encourage value addition and direct marketing
* Build farmer knowledge through demonstrations and field-based learning

# 📚 TRAINING PROGRAMS

### 1. ORGANIC FARMING BASICS

* Principles of organic farming
* Farm planning
* Selection of crops
* Seasonal crop planning
* Sustainable resource management
* Farm hygiene and safety

### 2. SOIL HEALTH & PREPARATION

* Understanding soil health
* Soil testing awareness
* Organic matter management
* Compost application
* Mulching
* Crop rotation
* Soil fertility management

### 3. ORGANIC MANURE & COMPOSTING

Practical training on:

* Vermicompost
* Compost making
* Farm-waste management
* Organic manure preparation
* Bio-input awareness
* Safe storage and application

### 4. SEED & NURSERY MANAGEMENT

* Seed selection
* Seed treatment principles
* Nursery preparation
* Seedling management
* Transplantation
* Basic nursery planning

### 5. NATURAL CROP MANAGEMENT

* Weed management
* Pest-management principles
* Disease-prevention practices
* Botanical / plant-based preparations
* Integrated pest-management concepts
* Farm monitoring

### 6. MUSHROOM CULTIVATION

The centre may also provide practical training in:

🍄 Oyster Mushroom
🍄 Milky Mushroom
🍄 Ganoderma

Training can cover substrate preparation, spawning, cultivation management, harvesting and post-harvest handling.

### 7. WATER & FARM RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

* Efficient water use
* Irrigation planning
* Rainwater management
* Farm-waste recycling
* Sustainable use of local resources

# 🌾 PRACTICAL FARM TRAINING

Participants can receive hands-on exposure through:

✓ Demonstration plots
✓ Soil and farm preparation
✓ Seed and nursery activities
✓ Compost and vermicompost production
✓ Organic input preparation
✓ Crop management
✓ Harvesting
✓ Grading and sorting
✓ Post-harvest handling

# 🧺 VALUE ADDITION & MARKETING

Organic farming can become more sustainable when farmers understand the market.

Training includes:

* Product grading
* Packaging
* Branding
* Basic pricing
* Direct-to-consumer selling
* Local market development
* Farmer-market linkages
* Value-added agricultural products
* Basic digital marketing

# 💼 ORGANIC FARMING AS A BUSINESS

Participants learn how to develop an agricultural enterprise:

**PLAN → CULTIVATE → HARVEST → GRADE → PACKAGE → MARKET → SELL → GROW**

The programme encourages participants to consider multiple income streams such as:

* Fresh vegetables
* Fruits
* Herbs
* Organic inputs
* Vermicompost
* Nursery plants
* Mushrooms
* Processed / value-added products

# 👩‍🌾 WHO CAN JOIN?

**Farmers • Youth • Women • SHGs • Students • Rural Entrepreneurs • Small Landholders • Nursery Growers • Agriculture Enthusiasts**

The training can be structured for **beginner, intermediate and enterprise-focused participants**.

# 🎓 TRAINING & CERTIFICATION

Depending on the programme, participants may receive:

* Practical training
* Training materials
* Demonstration-based learning
* Business guidance
* Certificate of Participation / Training

Certificates should accurately reflect the nature of the training and should not imply government recognition or accreditation unless such recognition has actually been obtained.

# 🤝 PARTNERSHIP & SPONSORSHIP

The centre welcomes collaboration with:

* Farmers' organisations
* SHGs
* NGOs
* Educational institutions
* CSR organisations
* Agriculture professionals
* Private companies
* Philanthropic organisations

Support can help establish **demonstration farms, training facilities, agricultural tools, learning materials and rural outreach programmes**.

# 🌿 OUR GOAL

To build a practical network of organic farming and rural-enterprise learning centres connecting communities through:

### **STATE → DISTRICT → BLOCK → AREA → VILLAGE**

## 🌟 ORGANIC FARMING TRAINING CENTRE

### LEARN FARMING • GROW ORGANIC • BUILD LIVELIHOODS • DEVELOP RURAL ENTERPRISES

**BY AXOM GRAMODYOG VIKASH COUNCIL**

**“SUSTAINABLE FARMING FOR A HEALTHIER FUTURE”**