Monthly Agricultural Training Program

For Agriculture Officers, Cane Development Officers and Agriculture Graduates working in sugar mills
Organized by Agricultural Sciences and Division, VSI

The Institute has initiated the intensive program of monthly one day workshop on important need based themes of sugarcane development for the
officers working in Agriculture department of sugar mills. The participants from sugar mills are actively participating in the workshops and the activity is
becoming more and more beneficial in planning and implementation of the development activities in the area of sugar mills. Total 32 workshops have
been conducted during last three years.
Considering the importance of this activity, it has been decided to continue this activity in the year 2017-18. Month wise themes of workshops decided in
core committee meeting as under:

Monthwise Calender of Workshops for year 2017-18:

Sr.
Date and Month Topic Concern Section Co- Ordinator
No.

1. 22nd April 2017 Sugarcane Varieties in Maharashtra, their planning and sugar Plant Breeding Dr.R.S.Hapase
processing

2. 27th May 2017 EPN based Bio-control of White Grub in Sugarcane Agricultural Microbiology and Entomology Mrs.R.R.More
Mr.R.G.Yadav
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3. 26th August 2017 Agronomical Practices for Seed Nursery Tissue Culture and Farm Mr.P.N.Tawar
Mr.S.S.Katake

4. 23rd September Soil Organic carbon Management and its Importance Soil Science Dr.D.B.Phonde
2017

5. 28th October 2017 Interculturing Operations for Better Sugarcane Productivity Agronomy and Farm Mr.P.V.Ghodke
Mr.S.S.Katake

6. 27th January 2018 Fertigation Techniques in Sugarcane Agricultural Engineering Mr.P.P.Shinde

7. 24th February Management of Important Diseases and Pests in Sugarcane Plant Pathology and Entomology Mr.B.H.Pawar
2018 Mr.R.G.Yadav

8. 24th March 2018 Review of Cane Development Activities in Sugar Mills Plant Breeding, Soil Science and Agricultural Dr.R.S.Hapase
Engineering Dr.D.B.Phonde
Mr.P.P.Shinde

Workshops will be conducted at VSI Manjari campus (See VSI location).

The fees for each one-day workshop will be Rs. 500/- per participant that includes Lunch and Tea, course material/ stationary (folder, pen, notepad,
notes/xeroxing etc.).

Interested participants can send the training fees to VSI via Cash payment or Demand Draft (D.D.) in favor of VASANTDADA SUGR INSTITUTE
payable at Pune. Cash payment will be accepted at VSI Cashier Counter.

In case of any query related to any workshop, please contact respective Committee Coordinator, see contact phone numbers
Agricultural Sciences and Technology Division
Vasantdada Sugar Institute
Manjari Bk. Tal. Haveli
Pune 412307 INDIA
Tel: +91 20 26902100 Fax: +91 20 26902244
Email: vsilib@vsnl.com

Workshop Committee:

Sr.
Committee Co- Ordinator
No.

1. Workshop Organization Coordinator- Head of the section

& technical staff of the section

2. Registration Mrs.R.A.Sawant
Dr.S.G.Dalvi
Mrs.Dr.P.S.Deshmukh
Mrs.J.P.Kharade
Mrs.S.D.Ghodke

3. Seminar Hall Arrangements D.B.Ghule

R.B.Bhoite
V.N.Pawar
D.S.Pawar