A REPORT ON

Rural Agriculture
Work
Experience
Presentation By :-
Gurleen Kaur Virk
Id No. – 2397 (41848)
B.Sc Agriculture (Hons.)* 4 yr
Batch – 2012-2016
INTRODUCTION
 Agricultural education is an important tool in
ensuring increased agricultural productivity,
sustainability, environmental and ecological
security, profitability, job security and equity.
 In India, Randhawa Committee (1992)
recommended the Rural Agriculture Work
Experience (RAWE) Programme for imparting
quality, practical and productive oriented education
for the agriculture degree programme.
 Based on these recommendations RAWE
programme was included in the curricula of
agriculture graduate degree programme at Mata
Gujri College , Fatehgarh Sahib , Punjab (India)
OBJECTIVES
 To gain knowledge and experience on the operational
aspects of agricultural technology being used by the
farmers;
 To develop communication skills in interns by effective
use of extension methods to make them better
extension worker;
 To help the interns to understand and appreciate the
agricultural problems of the village with special
reference to constraints in the application of latest farm
technology;
 To acquaint the interns with the functioning of various
agricultural researches, development, agro-based
marketing industries, extension agencies and other
allied organizations involved in rural development.
ACTIVITIES
 The whole RAWE programme was carried out
under the supervision of some teachers from the
Department of Agriculture , that stayed continuously
with the students during their all activities related to
RAWEP to guide , supervise and monitor the work .
The activities done during the whole semester of
RAWEP are as follows :
 Guest lectures
 Village surveys
 Farm visits
 Educational trips
 Industrial visits
1. GUEST LECTURES
The guest lectures were held at the
Department of Agriculture and were delivered by
some of these Honourable Personalities
(Progressive Farmers) related to their occupation
(main or subsidiary) :

 Mr. Balwant Singh Virk (Apiculture)

 Dr. Bhavya Bhargava (Floriculture)
 Mr. Davinder Singh (Polyhouses)
 Mr. Harpal Singh Bajwa (Mushroom Cultivation)
2. VILLAGE SURVEYS
Village surveys were carried out in the different
villages of district Fatehgarh Sahib (Punjab) . All the
students were divided into 3 or 4 groups and each
group got a different village to survey . We had to
choose one farmer randomly and to fill a proforma
in which we had to gather all the information about
the farmer , his family and all his work in the field .
 Mirpur – is a village situated in Khamanon
tehsil of Fatehfgarh Sahib district . It was the
first village selected for our group to carry out
the survey . Cropping pattern was common i.e.
Wheat-Paddy.
 Mandaur – is a village located in Sirhind Block of
Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab . The farmers of
this village has a different cropping pattern . They
are growing potatoes among the other two main
crops , paddy and wheat .
 Ranghera - is a medium size village located in the
Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district . More than
half of the village is dependent on agriculture for
income . Cropping Pattern is as usual – Wheat-
Paddy.
 Bhal Majra – is a village located in Sirhind tehsil of
Fatehgarh Sahib district of Punjab . The main
occupation of the people of this village is farming .
The farmers of this village grows sugarcane along
with the main crops wheat and paddy .
 Kheri – is a village situated in Sirhind tehsil of
Fatehgarh Sahib district of Punjab . It was the last
village of our Village Surveys . The people of Kheri
village are well educated , caring , co-operative and
helping . The farmers of that village uses all the
modern techniques and facilities for farming .
Cropping Pattern was Wheat-Paddy .
3. FARM VISITS
In our this Programme of RAWE , we visited
different farms where we gathered knowledge
about various fields of agriculture and other
subsidiary occupations started by the farmers .
Such as Dairy Farms , Agriculture Farms , etc.
Following were the farms we visited in our RAWE
programme as one day trip :-

 Dairy Farm , Morinda (Punjab)

 Bains Dairy Farm , Sounda , Fatehgarh Sahib (Punjab)
 Biocarve Seeds , Dhablan , Patiala (Punjab)
BIOCARVE SEEDS , DHABLAN
4. EDUCATIONAL TRIPS
 National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) , Karnal
 Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI) , Karnal
 National Beareu of Animal Genetic Resources (NBAGR)
, Karnal
 Central Soil Salinity Research Institute (CSSRI) , Karnal
 Punjab Agriculture University , Ludhiana , Punjab
 Punjabi University , Patriala , Punjab
 Fisheries Department Punjab , Patiala , Punjab.
5. INDUSTRIAL VISITS
Various Industrial trips were organized in the
Fatehgarh Sahib and Ludhiana districts , which are
under the supervision of Punjab Government , such
as

 MARKFED , Khanna , Ludhiana (Punjab)

 VERKA Cattle Feed Plant , Khanna , Ludhiana

(Punjab)
CONCLUSION
 We gained much knowledge about farming and
farmers by interacting with them .
 Less participation of females in the agricultural field
.
 We got much knowledge about Fisheries , Dairy ,
Protected cultivation of Vegetables , etc.
 Subsidiary occupations are less investment and
more profit things and also we should stop following
the same cropping pattern of Wheat-Paddy and
should start cultivating some other useful crops .