A six-day Skill Training of Rural Youth (STRY) pro-gramme on the topic, “post-harvest processing and packaging of fruits and vegetables” was organised by Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Kohima on August 11-17 at KVK, conference hall, Kohima.
In a press release, KVK Kohima informed that STRY was conducted under the aegis of ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, gov-ernment of India, in association with State Agricultural Management & Extension Training Institute (SAMETI), Nagaland and National Insti-tute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad.
Delivering the keynote address, senior scientist and head, KVK Kohi-ma, Dr. Ruokuovilie Mezhatsu said the six-day training was aimed to impart skill-based training to rural unemployed youth on agri-based vocational areas.
The resource persons during the technical sessions included SMS (hor-ticulture), Dr. Shisarenla Aier; SMS (soil conservation), Imtinuksung; technical officer (FM), Dr. Sesenlo Kath and technical officer (home science), Keviyieno Zhasa.
The resource persons spoke on topics such as scope and importance of post-harvest processing and packaging of fruits and vegetables, causes of food spoilage in fruits and vegetables, principles and methods of preservation, etc.
Hands on practical sessions were also conducted where the participants were trained on making of various value-added products followed by packaging and labelling of prepared food products for sell and exhibi-tions.
Altogether 15 participants attended the training and received certifi-cates provided under STRY scheme by Sub-Mission on Agricultural Extension (SMAE) and National Mission on Agriculture Extension & Technology (NMAET).
