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SCHEDULE
Name of the Programme : Community Horticulture Production and Marketing Associations / WUAs and Participatory Irrigation Management
Durartion : 13/1/2026 to 17/1/2026
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Date
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Session |
SessionTime
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SessionType
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SessionTopic
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Faculty
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| 13/1/2026 |
A
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9:30-10:00 | Reg. | Registration | |
| 13/1/2026 |
B
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10:00-11:00 | Inaug | Inauguration & Photograph | |
| 13/1/2026 |
I
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11:45-12:00 | Lecture | Ice Breaking Session | Milind Panpatil, Director ( WRM ) , National Water Academy, Pune |
| 13/1/2026 |
II
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12:00-13:00 | Lecture | Overview of the ADB - funded HPSHIVA Project | Loveleet Rana, Horticulture Extension Officer , Directorate of Horticulture |
| 13/1/2026 |
III
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15:00-16:00 | LabVisit | Agrometeorology and Crop Weather Forecasting | Shraddha Vikrant Bagade, Assistant Professor , Department of Agricultural Meteorlogy |
| 13/1/2026 |
IV
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16:30-17:30 | Lecture | Introduction to Micro Irrigation System (MIS) Concepts, Advantages, Disadvantages, Types & Components of MIS, Sprinklers & Rain Gun, Foggers, Drip etc - installation, operation and maintenance | Pradnya B Jadhav, Assistant Professor , Department of Agricultural Engineering |
| 14/1/2026 |
A
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10:00-10:30 | Lecture | Recapping | |
| 14/1/2026 |
I
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10:30-11:45 | Lecture | Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM)- Principles and benefits of PIM: Linking WUAs with irrigation systems. Role of WUAs in equitable water distribution and conflict resolution. | S G Bhogle, Professor & Head , WALMI, Aurangabad |
| 14/1/2026 |
II
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12:00-13:00 | Lecture | Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM)- Principles and benefits of PIM: Linking WUAs with irrigation systems. Role of WUAs in equitable water distribution and conflict resolution. | S G Bhogle, Professor & Head , WALMI, Aurangabad |
| 14/1/2026 |
III
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14:00-15:00 | Lecture | Introduction to soil and water conservation techniques in horticulture | M G Shinde, Professor , Dept. of Agricultural Engineering |
| 14/1/2026 |
IV
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15:00-16:00 | Lecture | Case Studies of Small Scale MIS Low head MIS for small Farms and Solar Powered MIS (GIS Lab) | Rushikesh S Talole, Senior Research Fellow , MPKV |
| 14/1/2026 |
V
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16:30-17:30 | Lecture | Case Studies of Small Scale MIS Low head MIS for small Farms and Solar Powered MIS (GIS Lab) | Rushikesh S Talole, Senior Research Fellow , MPKV |
| 15/1/2026 |
A
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10:00-10:30 | Lecture | Recapping | |
| 15/1/2026 |
I
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10:30-11:45 | Lecture | Case Study: Successful examples of CHPMAs and WUAs in India - Waghad Agricultural Producer Company Limited & Sahyadri Farms | Govind Kulkarni, Chairman , WAGHAD |
| 15/1/2026 |
II
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12:00-13:00 | Lecture | Case Study: Successful examples of CHPMAs and WUAs in India - Waghad Agricultural Producer Company Limited & Sahyadri Farms | Govind Kulkarni, Chairman , WAGHAD |
| 15/1/2026 |
III
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15:00-16:00 | Lecture | Water Availability for MIS and Sustainability - Artificial Farm Lake, Well, Tube Well, Small Lift Irrigation | Rushikesh S Talole, Senior Research Fellow , MPKV |
| 15/1/2026 |
IV
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16:30-17:30 | Lecture | Marketing Strategies for Horticulture crops | Jaysingh Thorave, Managing Director , Indrayani Maval Farmer Producing Company |
| 16/1/2026 |
A
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10:00-10:30 | Lecture | Recapping | |
| 16/1/2026 |
I
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10:30-11:45 | Lecture | Introduction to MIS Design Software and Hands-on (GIS LAB) | Supriya Hiswankar Kulkarni, Consultant , Irrigation Design |
| 16/1/2026 |
II
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12:00-13:00 | Lecture | Introduction to MIS Design Software and Hands-on (GIS LAB) | Supriya Hiswankar Kulkarni, Consultant , Irrigation Design |
| 16/1/2026 |
III
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14:30-15:45 | Lecture | Irrigation Scheduling and Water Use Efficiency techniques | Sunil D Gorantiwar, Director ( & HOD ) , Irrigation & Drainage Engineering |
| 16/1/2026 |
IV
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16:00-17:00 | Lecture | Automation/Digitization and Emerging Technologies for MIS Complete MIS Design Process | Sunil D Gorantiwar, Director ( & HOD ) , Irrigation & Drainage Engineering |
| 17/1/2026 |
I
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7:30-17:00 | FieldVisit | Visit to KVK Baramati | Santosh Godase, Subject Matter Specialist , Krishi Vigyan Kendra |
| 17/1/2026 |
II
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17:30-18:00 | Vale | Open House Discussion Feedback form writing & valedictory Concluding Session |