Ludhiana, May 19 -- The department of farm machinery and power engineering at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) organised a one-day hands-on training programme on 'Machinery for Kharif Crops' for officials of the department of agriculture and farmers' welfare, Punjab.

Around 30 participants, including agricultural officers, assistant agricultural engineers, agricultural development officers and field staff, attended the programme aimed at familiarising extension personnel with modern agricultural machinery and emerging technologies related to paddy, cotton and other kharif crops.

The programme was conducted under the guidance of Manjeet Singh, dean, College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, and coordinated by Mahesh Kumar N...