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Oil Palm cultivation is gaining momentum under irrigated and rainfed areas in India and at present

it is cultivated in an area of 3.00 lakh hectares. Oil Palm Area Expansion programme is implemented to

motivate the farmers and assist them to cultivate the crop successfully. In order to harness the production

potenti<ll of oil palm to the maxim um exte'1t possible, it is es~er.t:21 that the brmers are moti'Jated and

equipped to adopt the recommended technologies. Technical knowledge and skills among farmers and

extension functionaries are essential pre-requisite for oil palm development in the country.

I am happy to inform you that ICAR-Indian Institute of Oil Palm Research is organizing different

subject matter training programmes to the officials and field staff of the Department of Agriculture /

Horticulture / Oil Palm Entrepreneurs / State Agricultural Universities / ICAR Institutes / Krishi Vigyan

Kendras and to the farmers based on the requirement from different organizations involved in oil palm

development.

Please find enclosed the "Training Schedule 2016-17" of Indian Institute of Oil Palm Research. It is

requested to nominate one or two officials from your organization to each of the training programmes

given in the Training Schedule, in the enclosed format at the earliest. Selected personnel will be informed

well in advance to enable them to arrange for the required logistics. You are also requested to send us your

requirement of farmers training programmes in advance, to enable us to organise the same in a befitting

manner.

Yours Sincerely,

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The Director Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasargod-671 124. KERALA

Phone: 08812 259409/532/524 Fax: 08812 259531 E-mail: director.iiopr@icar.gov.in

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Name

Designation

Date of birth

Qualification and specialization

Training course applied for

Mailing address with PIN code

E-mail

Telephone (PI. mention STD code)

Sponsoring authority

Experience in the present post

Details of the trainings

undergone on oil palm previously,

Title of training, venue and duration

Signature of the sponsoring authority: (with seal)

Travel Plan

NOMINATION FORM

Off: Res:

Mobile no.

Agril. Dept.! Hort. Dept.!University/lCARIoil palm entrepreneur

Signature of the nom inee

Departure Arrival

Date Time Place Mode of travel Date Time Place Mode of travel

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Location of [lOPR: The Institute is located at Pedavegi village, 15 km away from EJuru (West Godavari

District). Andhra Pradesh on Eluru - Jangareddygudem road (7th mile bus stop). It is 80 km away from Vijayawada. Eluru is connected by train with major cities like Calcutta, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai and New Delhi. The nearest airports are Vijayawada. Hyderabad and Chennai which are 64km, 340 km and 500 km away from Pedavegi respectively.

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_ Pedavegi - 534450, West Godavari Dist., Andhra Prad ICAR

ICAR-Indian Institute of Oil Palm Research, a constituent body of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is the only Institute exclusively devoted to oil palm research in India. It serves as a lead institute for conducting and coordinating the research on all aspects of Oil Palm including germ plasm conservation, improvement, production, protection, post harvest technology and technology transfer.

Training programmes are being organised at regular intervals to the officials of state department of Agriculture / Horticulture,entrepreneurs,scientists ofSAU's and ICAR institutes. Training programmes are also conducted to farmers on different subject matter areas of oil palm. Contractual training programmes are conducted on the following courses.

Courses offered to officers

Institute is offering following five courses during 2016-17.

1.01L PALM PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY

Course content: Oil palm scenario in the world and India, botany, nursery management, Planting, management of plantations, breeding, seed production, water management, fertilizer management, cropping system, role of pollinators, pest & disease management in plantations, quarantine requirements, management of nutrient deficiency and disorders, maturity standards and harvesting of oil palm fresh fruit bunches, quality analysis and value addition, by product utilization, transfer of appropriate technology forsustainable production and visits to experimental fields, Oil Palm nurseries, plantations, seed garden and processing units etc.

Venue : Indian Institute of Oil Palm r ..,

Research (lIOPR), Pedavegl, Andhra Pradesh

Duration : 8 days

Date : August 17-24,201 6

Eligibility : Officials of State Department of Agriculture/ Horticulture, entrepreneurs, Scientists of SAU's, KVKs and ICAR institutes.

Course fee ; ~ 6500 per participant including lodging and boarding

2. OIL PALM HYBRID SEED PRODUCTION

Course content:Selection of parents for hybridization, production of hybrid seeds, management of parental palms, seed processing and sprout development.

Venue ; Indian Institute of Oil Palm Research (IIOPR), RC, Palode, Kerala

Duration : 3 days

Date : September 21-23, 2016

Eligibility : Officers / personnel involved in oil palm seed production.

Course fee : ~ 3000 per participant including lodging and boarding

3. PLANT PROTECTION IN OIL PALM

Course content: Pest and disease management, role of pollinators in oil palm, plant quarantine requirements, irrigation and nutrient management in oil palm.

Venue ; Indian Institute of all Palm Research (HOPR); Pedavegi, A.P.

Duration 3 days

Date : October 19-21 , 2016

EJig ibility : Field / technical staff of State department of Agriculture I Horticulture and entrepreneurs involved in oil palm development.

Course fee : ~ 3000 per participant including lodging and boarding

4. NURSERY MANAGEMENT IN OIL PALM

Course content: Site selection, nursery preparation, sources ofplanting material, seed and seedling quality, sowing of sprouts in primary and secondary nursery, cutting, management of irrigation, fertilizers, pests, diseases and disorders etc.

I~ -- ~. _ 11'.;" . :'/Venue . Indian Institute of Oil Palm ,"-,--:"$:::. ;--- ,;, . ~

Research (HOPR), Pedavegi. A. P.

Duration . 3 days

Date : November 16-18, 20H

Eligibility : Officers / personnel in

Course fee : ~ 3000 per participant

S. SOIL AND LEAF NUTRIENT ANA

Course content: Collection of soil leaf samples, criteria and methol collection, analysis for different nutri, and recommendations.

Venue : Indian Institute of Oil F Research (IIaPR), Peda\ A.P.

Duration : 3 days

Date : January 18-20,2017

Elig ibility : Offi cers of State de entrepreneurs, scientis

Course fee : ~ 3000 per participant

( COURSES OF

Institute is offering follOWing four received from the Processing units (

1 . OIL PALM CULTIVATION

Course content: Oil Palm plantir establishment, water management, fi management, cropping systems, disease management, managerr nutrient deficiency and disorders, 1 standards and harvesting of Oil Pa and field visits.

Duration: One day

2. PLANT PROTECTION IN OIL PA

Course content: Pest management, management, management of deficiency, disorders and field visits

Duration; One day

& II

IL PALM HYBRID seED PRODUCTION

: Indian Institute of Oil Palm Research (lIOPR), RC, Palode, Kerala

Ion - 3 days r~w=... ..............~:-.....

Ire : September 21 -23, 201 6 Iibility : Officers / personnel IInvolved in oil palm seed

production. r

: { 3000 per participant including lodging and ~ ~ boarding .

NT PROTECTION IN OIL PALM rse content: Pest and disease management, role of pollinators in oil palm,

Int quarantine requirements, irrigation and nutrient management in oil palm.

. Indian Institute of Oil Palm Research (1I0PR), Pedavegi, A.P.

3 rlays

e : October 19-21 , 2016

ibility . Field I technical staff of State department of Agriculture / Horticulture and entrepreneurs involved in oil palm development.

Irse fee : ~ 3000 per participant including lodging and boarding

lurse content:Selection of parents for hybridization, production ofhybrid seeds, magement of parental palms, seed processing and sprout development.

uts sery,

rders etc.

RSERV MANAGEMENT IN OIL PALM

rse content: Site selection, nursery aration,sources ofplanting material,

d and seedling quality, sowing of in primary and secondary culling, management of

atlon, fertilizers, pests, diseases and

: Indian Institute qf Oil Palm 1Research (lIQPR), Pedavegl, A. P.

Duration : 3 days

Date : November 16-18,2016

Eligibility : Officers I personnel involved in oil palm nursery management ,

Course fee : {3000 per participant including lodging and boarding

5. SOIL AND LEAF NUTRIENT ANALYSIS IN OIL PALM

Course content: Collection of soil and leaf samples, criteria and method of collection, analysis for different nutrients and recommendations.

Venue : Indian Institute of Oil Palm Research (1I0PR), Pedavegi, A.P.

Duration : 3 days

Date : January 18-20, 2017

Eligibility : Officers of State department of Agriculture / Horticulture, entrepreneurs, scientists of SAU's and lCAR institutes .

Course fee : {3000 per participant including lodging and boarding

( COURSES OFFERED TO FARMERS J Institute is offering following four courses to farmers based on the requests received from the Processing units or State governments.

1. OIL PALM CULTIVATION

Course content: Oil Palm planting and establishment, water management, fertilizer management, cropping systems, pest & disease management, management of nutrient deficiency and disorders, maturity standards and harvesting of Oil Palm FFB

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and field visits.

Duration: One day

2 . PLANT PROTECTION IN OIL PALM

Course content: Pest management,disease management, management of nutrient deficiency, disorders and field visits.

Duration: One day

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bus stop). It is 64 km away from Vijayawada.Train connects Eluru with major cities 4. NUTRIENT AND WATER MANAGEMENT like Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bangalore,Chennai and New DelhLThe nearest airport is'IN OIL PALM Vijayawada which is 64 km away from 1I0PR.

Course content: Fertilizer application, IIOPR, Pedavegi- Main campusNutritional disorders and management,

Irrigation methods, Maintenance,. Moisture conservation practices etc.

--_ .. .Duration: One day - -....... zu....... -~----.. "' f.;'1.... .- . ~.- - ­-

• HARVESTING OF FRESH FRUIT :" .~ BUNCHES IN OIL PALM ~." I •.

:~V\~~'~ ',~.J&P,.'Course content: Maturity standards of FFB, : . .\' tY.1!.'J.1

(. . .w-'".Different harvesting tools, Techniques of .! ~. Ul'i'

harvesting of Oil Palm FFB in younger and ~o' f"':

older plantations, Post harvest precautions and field demonstrations. fIIJI Duration: One day

( FACULTY Dr. R. K. Mathur, Director Dr. P. Kalidas, Agricultural Entomology Dr. M. V. Prasad, Agricultural Extension Dr. P. Murugesan, Horticulture Dr. B. Narsimha Rao, Horticulture Dr. K. Suresh, Plant Physiology Dr. K. Manorama, Agronomy Dr. K. Ramachandrudu, Horticulture Dr. P. Naveen Kumar, Horticulture Dr. K. Sunil Kumar, Horticulture Dr. G. Ravichandran, Seed Technology Dr. Sanjib Kumar Behera, Soil Science Dr. K. L. Mary Rani, Computer applications Dr. D. Ramajayam, Fruit Science Dr. L. Saravanan, Agricultural Entomology Dr. K. p,.raveena Deepthi, Plant Pathology Dr. P. Kalyana Babu, Agricultural Biotechnology Dr. S. N. Rahana, Horticulture Dr. H. P. Bhagya, Spices, Plantation and Medicinal crops Dr. P. Preethi, Fruit Science

Where to send nominations: Nominations are to be sent to ICAR-Indian Institute of Oil Palm Research, Pedavegi - 534450,West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh. Nominations received 10 days before the commencement of course will only be accepted.

Accommodation: Boarding and lodging arrangements will be made in the Guest House located in the campus.

Location of nOPR:

The institute is located in Pedavegi village, 15 km away from Eluru (West Godavari District), Andhra Pradesh on Eluru - Jangareddygudem road (7th mile

J 1I0PR Research Centre is located at Palode Village which is 35 km away from Thiruvanantapuram, Kerala.

Payment ofcourse fee: Course fee may be paid through D.D. in favour ofDirector, ICAR-1I0PR, payable at Indian Bank, Eluru, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh.

For further details, please contact:

Director ICAR-Indian Institute of Oil Palm Research

(Indian Council ofAgricultural Research)

Pedavegi - 534450, Andhra Pradesh

Telephone: (EPABX) :08812-259532, 259524 Director : 08812-259409; Fax: 08812-259531

E-mail : director.iiopr@icar.gov.in Web site: http://dopr.gov.in