Tropical Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur organized 20 days (140 hrs)

Certificate Course on “Value addition and marketing of NTFPs (Plant

origin): NTFP Products/ Medicinal Plants”under GSDP-ENVIS

Tropical Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur organized 20 days (140 hrs) Certificate

Course on “Value addition and marketing of NTFPs (Plant origin): NTFP Products/

Medicinal Plants”from 26th

February – 17th

March, 2020under Green Skill Development

Programme (GSDP) - ENVIS sponsored by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate

Change (MoEF&CC), Government of India, New Delhi. At the outset, Dr. G. Rajeshwar Rao

(ARS), Director TFRI welcomed the Chief Guest Shri Purshottam Dhiman, IFS, Additional

Managing Director, M.P.State Minor Forest Produce (T & D)Co-op. Fed. Ltd., Bhopal (M.P.) by

a bouquet. The programme was initiated by lighting the lamp by the Chief Guest, Director of

TFRI and other dignitaries.

Dr. Geeta Joshi, Scientist – F, Head of Extension Division and Training- In- Charge

elucidated the GSDP and conveyed its purpose to the house. Dr. Nanita Berry, Scientist-E, Head

of SFM & AF Division and Training Coordinator briefed about the training schedule consisting

of lectures and exposure visits to Industries and farmer's fields and constituting various aspects

of NTFPs/ medicinal plants produce. In his address, Dr. G.R. Rao, Director, TFRIwelcomed the

participants who reached TFRI from different places of Madhya Pradesh. He spoke about the

importance of Non-Timber Forest Produce and their exceeding economic value over forest

timber. He evoked the trainees to utilize their time at the institute to improve their knowledge on

NTFPs/ medicinal plants to the best of their capacity. The Chief Guest, Shri Purshottam

Dhimanappreciated the full-fledged course design of the training encompassing sustainable

harvesting, processing, value addition, cultivation, entrepreneurship development, value chain

and marketing of forest produce.He especially admired the exposure visit and demonstration

parts of the training programme to various processing units,small scale Industries, entrepreneurs

and farmer’s fields. The course book was released by the dignitaries during the inaugural

session.The people from diverse fields viz. agricultural,basic sciences, engineering,Vaidya and

farmers interested in cultivation, value addition, marketing of NTFPs and entrepreneurship

development, took part in the training programme. Dr. Hari Om Saxena, Scientist – D & Course

Director compered the inaugural session which was concluded by extension of vote of thanks by

Dr. S. Saravanan, Scientist - F.

During the technical sessions of this 20 days training programme, lectures on a wide

range of topics viz.collection, non-destructive harvesting, processing, value addition,

marketingof NTFP products/ medicinal plants, entrepreneurship development etcwere delivered

by various scientists and experts. Hands on/ practical demonstrations were provided to the

learners by expert teams. Besides, the trainees were exposed to Shree Baidyanath Ayurveda

Bhawan Pvt. Ltd., Seoni, Forest Research Centre – Skill Development, Chhindwara for

preparation of Mahua and Munga based products, MP Vigyan Sabha’s processing unit of Honey,

Multi grain products, Mahua based bakery products, Char and Aonla based products, Soap and

Bio-gas production units at Harshdiwari, PhalamSampada Producer Company Limited, Tamia,

Chhindwara, Indian Institute of Forest Management and Vindhya Herbals (MFP-PARC),

Bhopal, Vindhya Amrit, Rehti, Sehore, Agarbatti production unit, Jabalpur, medicinal plants

cultivation fields and medicinal plants nurseries and gardens etc. About 60% part of the training

was covered by the exposure visits and practical demonstrations.

The training was concluded on 16th

March, 2020. During the valedictory session, Dr.

Arun Kumar, Head, Genetics and Tree Improvement of TFRI welcomed the Chief Guest

ShriPradeep Vashudev, APCCF, Working Plan, Jabalpur (M.P.) with bouquet. The Chief

Guestappreciated the efforts of TFRI for successfully organizing the event and all resource

persons to enrich the participants on different aspects of NTFP products/ medicinal plants. Shri

Pradeep Vashudevdistributed the certificates to the participants on the occasion. In the feedback,

the participants thanked TFRI for organizing such an excellent and diversified training course on

NTFP products/ medicinal plants. They especially appreciated the exposure visit part of training

which provided them clear ideas to start an entrepreneur for livelihood. Few of the participants

wished to establish their own entrepreneurship based on NTFPs/ medicinal plants.

At the outset of valedictory function, Dr. Hari Om Saxena, Scientist-D and Course

Director presented the training report before the august gathering and briefed the activities

carried out during the 20 days training programme.During the event, Head of divisions,

Scientists, Officers and most of staff of the Institute were present. The programme was

successfully conducted by Dr. Hari Om Saxena who also delivered the vote of thanks.

Glimpses of Training programme

Inaugural Session

Lectures by scientists and experts during technical sessions

Exposure visit to processing units and farmer’s fields

Valedictory Session

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