Ganna Kisan Sansthan

Establishment of Sugarcane Farmers Institute and Training Center, Kashipur

To enhance sugarcane and sugar production per unit area, it is essential to provide training to farmers and employees. Keeping in mind the limited resources and conveniences of farmers, the Sugarcane Farmers Institute and Training Center, Kashipur was established in March 1980 with the purpose of training farmers as well as extension officers/employees working in the Sugarcane Development and Sugar Industry Department. The current building was inaugurated on July 5, 1982, by Shri Narayan Datt Tiwari, the then Union Minister for Industry and Steel, Government of India. The institute campus includes an administrative building, hostel, auditorium, and residential accommodation for officers/employees. After the formation of Uttarakhand state, this center was officially transferred to the state of Uttarakhand in September 2001. Currently, the center covers the districts of Nainital, Udham Singh Nagar, Haridwar, and Dehradun. These districts have 2 state-owned, 2 cooperative, and 3 private sugar mills, which fall under the center’s operational jurisdiction. The sugar mills under this center include Kichha, Bajpur, Nadehi, Laksar, Libbarehadi, Iqbalpur, and Doiwala sugarcane development zones. The center conducts training for departmental officers/employees, farmer training at the zonal level, mobile training at the village level, farmer meetings at the zonal/headquarter level, and computer training for officers/employees of the Sugarcane Development and Sugar Industry Department. Additionally, the center organizes study tours for progressive sugarcane farmers within the state and to other states.

Objectives of the Sugarcane Farmers Institute:

Training of farmers, employees, and officers by distinguished scientists and subject matter experts.
Organizing farmer meetings at the village level.
Conducting special sessions at sugar mills to increase sugar production.
Organizing study tours to research fields of major research centers.
Organizing study tours to major agricultural and sugarcane research centers, universities, sugar mills, and progressive sugarcane farming villages within the state and other states.
Organizing study tours to agricultural and sugarcane research institutes, universities, and related institutions abroad.
Inspecting farmers’ fields and providing advice directly on their farms.
Solving sugarcane production-related problems for farmers through correspondence.
Disseminating sugarcane production techniques to farmers via various media such as radio and television.
Providing useful agricultural information to farmers through pictures and films.
Displaying scientific sugarcane technology and providing technical advice through stalls at agricultural and industrial exhibitions and fairs.
Addressing farmers’ problems in coordination with sugarcane research, development, and sugar industry units.
Publishing and distributing agricultural and sugarcane production-related magazines, journals, and books.
Providing vocational training programs for women.
Offering computer training and facilitating the study of sugarcane production and development through the internet across various countries.

List of Related Institutions for Invited Scientists/Guest Lecturers in Training Programs:

Uttar Pradesh Sugarcane Research Institute, Shahjahanpur
Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana
National Sugar Institute, Kanpur
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Agricultural and Technology University, Meerut
Uttar Pradesh Sugarcane Research Center, Muzaffarnagar
Indian Sugarcane Research Institute, Lucknow
Govind Ballabh Pant Agricultural and Technology University, Pantnagar
Sugarcane Research Center, Kashipur
National Sample Survey Organization, Almora
Regional Rural Development Institute, Havalbag, Almora
District Administration/Departmental Officers