News Updates 2025

Suttur, September 20, 2025: A five-day Natural Farming Training Program for Community Resource Persons (CRPs) and Krishi Sakhis was organized from September 16 to 20, to September 20, 2025 at ICAR JSS Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Suttur, in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture, Mysuru, under the National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF) Scheme.

The training was inaugurated in the presence of experts and practitioners who guided the participants on various aspects of natural farming. Shri Satish, Deputy Director of Agriculture, Mysuru and Nodal Officer of the NMNF Scheme, explained how Krishi Sakhis should implement natural farming in farmers’ fields and effectively work under the scheme. Dr. G. M. Vinay of JSS KVK elaborated on the principles of natural farming, its relevance in the present-day agricultural scenario, preparation of tools, crops suitable for natural farming, intercropping, and horticultural crops.

Dr. Gyanesh, Senior Scientist and Head of KVK, spoke on the importance of soil and its management, while Mr. Shamraju, Agronomist from KVK, delivered a session on soil management, cropping systems, integrated farming systems, and the steps to be taken from sowing to harvesting. Mrs. Divya, discussed the role of Beejamruta in natural farming and the importance of seed production.

Farmer Master Trainer Mr. Prithviraj conducted a live demonstration on his farm covering intercropping practices in coconut, natural rice cultivation, and preparation of formulations such as Jeevamruta, Beejamruta, and Brahmastra. Dr. Rakshitraj of KVK highlighted the importance of cattle in natural farming and the management of indigenous breeds, while Dr. Basavanagouda, Horticultural Scientist from Taralabalu KVK, Davanagere, explained the role of horticultural crops in natural farming and how farmers are achieving good yields by adopting these practices. Dr. Deepak addressed value addition and marketing of naturally grown crops, followed by Dr. Prasad Y.P. who gave insights on pest and disease management in natural farming. Experienced natural farmer Mr. Shivakumaraswamy from Heggavadipur in Chamarajanagar district shared his expertise on horticultural crops suited for natural farming, different methods of preparing Jeevamruta, cultivation of fruit crops requiring less water, and chemical-free cultivation and marketing techniques.

At the valedictory session, the Nodal Officers of the NMNF Scheme, who participated as chief guests, commended the ICAR JSS KVK for providing extensive knowledge and urged the CRPs to extend their support to farmers in adopting natural farming practices.

Presiding over the program, Dr. Gyanesh, Senior Scientist and Head, JSS KVK, congratulated the Mysuru Agriculture Department and the CRPs for their active participation and successful completion of the program.

Certificates were distributed to all the participants. In total, 38 CRPs took part in the five-day training and greatly benefited from the sessions.

Suttur, September 15, 2025: A two-month Food Value Addition Vocational Training Program was inaugurated on Monday at Someshwarapur village, Mysuru taluk, in collaboration with ICAR JSS Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Suttur and JSS Jana Shikshana Sansthan, Mysuru, under the scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India.

The program was presided over and inaugurated by Smt. Leela Shivakumar, Vice President of JSS Jana Shikshana Sansthan, who encouraged women to actively participate in vocational training and aspire to become entrepreneurs. She further motivated them to achieve self-reliance by learning diverse skills such as bag making, tailoring, beautician training, and other vocational trades.

Addressing the gathering, Mr. Ramesh, Director of JSS Janashikshana Sansthan, emphasized that value addition in food products can enhance women’s income. He explained that the current training program under skill development and entrepreneurship initiatives will help women gain knowledge and confidence to start their own enterprises. Through the training, participants will learn to prepare spice powders, pickles, sambar pudi, rasam pudi, and different varieties of happala (papads).

Dr. Deepak, Home Scientist at ICAR JSS KVK Suttur, highlighted that this two-month training is especially beneficial for women farmers and members of self-help groups. He urged women to take full advantage of the program by preparing and marketing value-added products through their groups, thereby increasing household income. He also noted the growing demand for traditional foods in the market, explaining that the training will equip women to prepare ragi happala, cereal-based happala, sandige, spice powders, and pickles. He encouraged participants to become entrepreneurs by availing subsidies and support from the Central and State Governments under the Prime Minister’s Small Food Processing Enterprises Regulatory Scheme (PM-SFME).

The program began with a welcome by Mrs. Saubhagya, Program Coordinator of JSS Jana Shikshana Sansthan, and concluded with a vote of thanks by Mrs. Roja.

More than 35 women and members of self-help groups from Mysore taluk participated in the training program and benefitted from it.

Suttur, 17 September 2025: ICAR JSS Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Suttur, in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture, Mysuru, organized a five-day training program for Krishi Sakhis under the Government of India’s National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF) scheme.

Inauguration & Guidance
The program was inaugurated by Shri Ravi, Assistant Director of Agriculture, Nanjangud Taluk. Addressing the Krishi Sakhis, he emphasized the importance of natural farming and urged participants to fully utilize the five days to learn the step-by-step process for adopting natural farming practices. He called on them to share the learnings with other farmers after the training and to direct farmers to experts at the Department of Agriculture or ICAR JSS KVK, Suttur, for further guidance.

Department Leadership & Implementation Focus
Shri. Satish, Deputy Director of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, Mysuru, and Nodal Officer, NMNF Project, encouraged farmers to absorb all inputs provided by KVK scientists and to commit to the successful implementation of the Natural Farming Project across Mysore district.

KVK’s Role & Mission Context
Presiding over the program, Dr. Gyanesh B. N., Head, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, noted that the Central Government launched NMNF to promote natural farming in response to the rising use of chemical inputs in agriculture. He highlighted that KVK Suttur has been selected as the district training center for effective implementation and called for optimal use of the expert-led sessions delivered at the center.

Training Objectives & Scale
Setting the context in his introductory remarks, Dr. Vinay G. M., Horticulturist, KVK, explained that the core objective is to reduce chemical usage by adopting naturally available inputs and tools. To build confidence among farmers, selected agricultural friends (Krishi Sakhis) are being trained first. He added that the project aims to implement natural farming on approximately 1.5 lakh hectares across India.

Farmer Perspective & Practice First
Mr. Prithviraj, a natural farmer from Varakodu village, urged participants to first practice natural farming on their own fields and then motivate and guide fellow farmers based on hands-on experience.

Program Conduct & Participation
Mr. Shamraj, the lead trainer for KVK’s natural farming program, presented the training plan. Dr. Rakshitraj delivered the welcome address, and Dr. Deepak proposed the vote of thanks. Mrs. H. V. Divya and the KVK staff were present.

Approximately 40 Krishi Sakhis from the taluks of Nanjangud, T. Narasipura, K. R. Nagar, Saligrama, and Mysuru participated in the training.

Students of the JSS High School, Suttur, who took part in the taluk-level sports meet organised by the Department of School Education and Literay, Nanjugud have won prizes in various categories. The winners are seen in the picture with the Headmaster, physical instructor and other teachers.

Suttur, September 11, 2025: Students of Suttur JSS High School showcased their talent at the Taluk-level sports meet organized by the School Education and Literacy Department at Nanjangud on September 9 and 10, 2025, winning several awards across multiple events.

The boys’ and girls’ kabaddi teams as well as the girls’ throwball team secured first place and have been selected to participate at the district level.

Boys’ Category Achievements:

• M. Sharathprasad – 2nd place in 200m race, 3rd place in 100m race
• M.J. Gunashital, Biplabkumar Mehto, Sreesanth, Sharathprasad – 2nd place in 4x100m relay race
• D. Diganth, K.N. Suprith, M.J. Gunashital, S. Nithin – 2nd place in 4x400m relay race
• M.M. Pawan – 2nd place in 5000m walk
• Sangamesh – 3rd place in 5000m walk
• A.R. Yashwanth – 2nd place in high jump
• S.R. Pawankumar – 3rd place in discus throw
• H.N. Likhit – 3rd place in 1500m run and 3rd place in triple jump

Girls’ Category Achievements:

• Yogini – 1st place in high jump, 3rd place in discus throw (selected for district level)
• Rakshita – 2nd place in long jump
• Boramma – 2nd place in triple jump, 2nd place in javelin throw (selected for district level)
• 4x100m relay (Yogini, Boramma, Keerthana, Siri Girish) – 2nd place
• 4x400m relay (Boramma, Keerthana, Lakshmi, Chinmayi) – 2nd place

The administrators, coordinators, principals, and teaching staff of Suttur JSS Institutions congratulated all the students for their outstanding performances and for bringing laurels to the school