OBJECTIVES:
To upgrade skills in using modern methods and techniques for improving
productivity in field operations
To improve planning, organizing and effective utilization of resources.
METHODOLOGY:
Lectures, demonstrations, practical sessions, group discussions, presentations and assess
ments
AREAS COVERED IN THE PROGRAMME:
Technical Module
- General aspects of plantation crops (tea, rubber, coconut, oil)
- Nursery techniques, pre and post planting practices and aftercare
- Land preparation and fertilizer application
- Pest, disease and weed control.
- Harvesting techniques
- Inter-cropping and infilling
- Caring and protection adult plant
- Transportation of harvest
- Inter – cropping
Management Module
- Management of change
- Labour planning and utilization
- Occupational safety and health (OSH)
- Leadership and motivation
- Effective communication
