Enriching the Lives of the Marginalised Communities of India through Quality Education, Skill development,
Livelihood generation, Healthcare, Environment safety, Disaster response and Agriculture Initiatives
DESCRIPTION
Agriculture and allied activities accounts for about 15.7 % of country’s GDP and is estimated to employ about 124.7 million people as cultivators and 106.8 million as agricultural labour (Census 2001). Besides this Agriculture Industry employs a large number of people in the Organized and the Unorganized sector, the data pertaining to the same is however not available. Based on the assumptions of Food Grain Production and Manpower required to handle the total produced, the same is derived at (0.20 Million) for Organized and (1.95 Million) for Unorganized sector. India has about 161 million hectares of arable land of which 55 million is irrigated. With the increase in population the demand for food and Agri produce is increasing, but the supply is constant due to low agricultural productivity. This is predominantly due to improper Farm Management practices and loss in post-harvest handling. There is a requirement for specific set of skills in the field of Agriculture.
QUALIFICATION PACKS
AGRICULTURE EXTENSION EXECUTIVE
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Pack Code: AGR/Q7602 Job Role: Agriculture Extension Executive NVQF Level: 6 Role Description: The person is responsible for working with Research and Development team in agriculture industries (including seed, fertilizer, pesticides, and micro irrigation industries) to satisfy the farmer needs. They understand and market the technology to be transferred to farmers by way of demonstrations and training. They also coordinate and motivate the farmers to adapt to modern methods for good returns.
AGRICULTURE EXTENSION SERVICE PROVIDER
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Pack Code: AGR/Q7601 Job Role: Agriculture Extension Service Provider NVQF Level: 4 Role Description: An agriculture extension service provider gives talks, guidance and actual demonstrations on latest technologies related to agriculture. He also works with other experts in agriculture to learn more or even develop new methods that could advance production.
QUALITY SEED GROWER
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Pack Code: AGR/Q7101 Job Role: Quality Seed Grower NVQF Level: 4 Role Description: The individual cultivates breeder seeds to produce foundation seeds and foundation seeds to produce multiplication seeds of crops by undertaking recommended practices and methods
GARDENER
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Pack Code: AGR/Q0202 Job Role: Gardener NVQF Level: 4 Role Description: A Gardener who is responsible for tending lawns, trees, shrubs, ground covers. He needs to be aware of the soil and nutrition requirements of plants, pests and diseases & their control and drainage. Gardeners also need to acquire skills in grafting, pruning, weeding and harvesting of flowers, fruits
DAIRY FARMER/ ENTREPRENEUR LEVEL 4
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Pack Code: AGR/Q0502 Job Role: Dairy Farmer/ Entrepreneur Level 4 NVQF Level: 4 Role Description: The farmer is responsible to cultivate solanaceous crops on a given piece of land and involves procurement of seed material to the sale of farm produce in the market