Society for Veterinary & Animal Husbandry Extension - SVAHE

SKUAST Jammu to hold Kissan Mela on Feb 16, 17

JAMMU, FEBRUARY 14- The preparations are afoot at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Jammu for two-day Kisan Mela to be held on February 16 and 17, 2018 at Chatha Campus.

This year the theme of the Kisan Mela is "Technology Driven Agriculture for Doubling Farmers' Income", keeping in view the Prime Minister's endeavour to double the farmers' income by 2022.

Director Extension SKUAST Jammu, said "This mela is a storehouse of agricultural knowledge where farmers, rural women, livestock owners and youth get information about improved crop varieties, their production-protection technologies and improved livestock rearing practices". He invited farmers to participate in the Mela to aquaint themselves with improved knowledge in the field of Agriculture.

Pertinently, the University has made arrangements for transportation of farmers from Jewel Chowk, Satwari and R.S.Pura.

The Kisan Mela will be inaugurated on 16th February at 11:00 by N. N. Vohra, Governor, J&K state and Chancellor SKUAST-J. Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura, Minister for Agriculture Production and Daljit Singh Chib, Vice Chairman, J&K State Advisory Board for Development of Kisans, will be the guests of honour.

The main attractions of the Mela will be agriculture and allied science exhibitions, livestock shows, different competitions and Kisan Goshthi. The input agencies will display their products such as seed, fertilizers, tractors, agriculture implements, chemicals, pesticides, animal feeds, bio-fertilizers, vermin-compost, mineral mixture and veterinary medicare supplies for knowledge and sale. Sale counter for seeds, flowers, fruits, vegetables and other planting materials will also be available during the mela.

Prizes will be given for outstanding exhibitions/ stalls and different categories of livestock. Besides, the Kisan Mela will also have an educational visit to Integrated farming system model, Technology Park.

Several institutes from outside the state, like Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IAR1) New Delhi, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU) Ludhiana, CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University Palampur, University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solari, Directorate of Cold Water Fisheries, Bhimtal Uttarakhand and other institutes will be displaying their technological innovations in the Kissan Mela.

A final review meeting of conveners and members of all committees for SVAHE 2017 Conference is scheduled at 11:00 AM (Sunday) at Conference Hall, FVSc & AH, SKUAST Jammu, R. S. Pura. All members are requested to participate to discuss final arrangements.

Technical programme and delegate accommodation information is now available on our website. https://svahe17.wordpress.com/

2nd National Conference of SVAHE: TECHNOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION To be held at Faculty of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Jammu (SKUAST-J), R S Pura during 10 - 12 April, 2017

Invitation for the 2nd National Conference of SVAHE at F.V.Sc & A.H, SKUAST Jammu

In view of the 2nd National Conference of SVAHE being held from 10.04.2017 to 12.04.2017 at F.V.sc. & A.H., SKUAST-J, R.S. Pura, following staff buses of this Faculty are allotted to the Transport Committee of the said conference:
1. Staff Bus No. JK02AB-1161 (being plied by Sh. Sukhwant Singh)
2. Staff Bus No. JK02AE-9744 (being plied by Sh. Prem Chand)

If you have not received an acceptance or rejection letter for your abstract, please mail us immediately at [email protected] with your Abstract ID.
Please confirm your participation and submit your accommodation request and travel plan online or mail to [email protected]. The travel committee will not be responsible for facilitating your stay at the last moment.

Please submit your accommodation request and travel plan online at the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc7utI27KTd4gyAyFs60IpguArEIFZrD2oXnLzuOGzuGgYWSQ/viewform or mail to [email protected] before 30-03-2017.

Travel Plan and Accommodation Request (2nd National Conference of SVAHE at SKUAST Jammu on 10-12 April, 2017) Concessional accommodation on first cm first basis will be provided to limited participants in the University/Govt. Guest Houses subject to the availability. The accommodation on payment basis will be booked in hotels ranging between Rs. 1500 and 2000 (Twin sharing basis). Besides high end hotel ac...

Local Organizing Committees for the 2nd National Conference of SVAHE at SKUAST Jammu at link: https://svahe17.wordpress.com/about/

Please note, that the last date of abstract submission is 28th Feb, 2017. Please mail us at [email protected] with a word format copy of your abstract, if you have not received an acknowledgement receipt from our side for abstracts sent or uploaded before 20-02-2017.

Final Announcement: Due to conference postponement, early bird discount on registrations and extension in abstract submission date is hereby announced upto 28th February, 2017.

Due to the visit of ICAR accredition team to the university, the conference date stands rescheduled for 10-12 April, 2017.

Process for On-Spot Registration has been started. Please fill in the online registration form and indicate your preference as ONSPOT in the payment details. Please note that, early bird registration discount will not be applicable for on-spot payment and full payment has to be done at the registration desk on 21-02-2017.
Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe3xjMXGU7An64sC9mQfV8VD3IrLQ1gbpIJREmVZoY6ovNw7w/viewform

Only one day left for early bird registrations. Last date is today. The registration fee will be revised w.e.f. tomorrow (07.01.17, saturday). Register soon, online on our website. Last date to send abstracts for oral and poster presentations is 15.01.17.