Tarun Karthick
Sri Vijaya Puram, 21 August 2025
In a bid to promote scientific and sustainable farming practices, the Union Territory Agriculture Technology Management Agency (UTATMA), in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture, Andaman and Nicobar Administration, has been conducting a series of training programmes across the islands.
On 20th August 2025, a two-day training on “Spices Cultivation, Post-Harvest Management, Harvesting, Processing, Storage, and Value Addition” was organized at the Organic Horticulture Farm in Sippighat village. The programme was attended by Self Help Group members, Subject Matter Specialists from KVK, ATMA functionaries, and officials from the Department of Agriculture.
Simultaneously, a similar training session was held at the Community Hall, Pilpillow village, Kamorta, Nancowrie Block, with the presence of the village’s First Captain and Second Captain.
As part of ongoing efforts to support livestock farming, UTATMA also conducted training on “Scientific Rearing and Management of Goat” at the Panchayat Hall, Shore Point, Ferrargunj Block, and at the Community Hall, Harminder Bay, Little Andaman Block. The Shore Point programme was inaugurated by Mr. K. Bala Krishna, Pradhan of Shore Point, South Andaman, while the session in Little Andaman was held in the presence of the First Captain of Harminder Bay.
A total of 80 farmers actively participated in these training sessions, gaining practical knowledge aimed at enhancing productivity, sustainability, and value addition in agriculture and animal husbandry.
