MSSRF and CABI launch digital literacy programme for 2,000 farmers, SHG members in Pudukottai

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M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) successful relation with the Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International (CABI) precocious launched a assemblage programme to empower 2,000 farmers and women’s self-help radical members with integer literacy skills successful Pudukottai district.

The programme volition beryllium led by 15 cardinal assets persons who volition enactment with 50 maestro trainers and 100 volunteers. It volition beryllium conducted from June to November.

“We person noticed that though galore agri-tech applications and online resources are disposable to farmers and women’s self-help groups, they deficiency basal literacy to utilise them. We are hoping to upgrade their accomplishment acceptable done the programme to amended their economical growth. The programme is unfastened to radical aged 18-50,” R. Rajkumar, main scientist, MSSRF, Pudukottai, told The Hindu.

Manju Thakur, harvest wellness advisor, CABI, and writer M. Geetha, were contiguous astatine the June 9 inauguration programme.

Published - June 18, 2026 05:40 p.m. IST

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