Tractor maker TAFE has set up JFarm, an adaptive agriculture research and extension centre, at Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU) campus here.
The facility will serve as a platform for farmers to connect with agricultural experts on a wide range of concepts, including scientific farm practices, organic farming and conservation of natural resources. The adaptive research centre will also facilitate transfer of agro-technology and mechanisation in agriculture, using equipment ideally suited for dry lands of Telangana through demonstrations and training programmes, the company said in a release.
The centre was inaugurated recently by TAFE CMD Mallika Srinivasan, Agriculture Production Commissioner and Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Telangana, M. Raghunandan Rao and PJTSAU Vice-Chancellor V. Praveen Rao. TAFE’s Product Training Centre (PTC), an integral part of the facility, will educate farmers on integrated mechanisation model of TAFE, which combines operation and servicing of tractors, equipment and machinery, the company said.
