Ms. Garima Goyal and Ms. Tannu Gupta, MBA students from Quantum University, Roorkee, Uttarakhand successfully completed their internship at Agriculture Research Campus, Patanjali Organic Research Institute, Haridwar under supervision of Shri Pawan Kumar, Chief General Manager and guidance of various team members. On completion of the internship Ms. Garima Goyal and Ms. Tannu Gupta expressed that they that they had a great exposure, gained insights from various perspectives and reviewed real-life examples which will help in their professional journey.

On October 23, 2024, a training session on organic farming and soil testing was successfully completed for 30 students and staff from Harsh Vidhya Mandir PG College, Raisi, Haridwar, Uttarakhand. The training was organized by the PORI Team under the Dharti Ka Doctor initiative.

Training on Soil Testing and Organic Farming at Agriculture Research Campus.
Patanjali Organic Research Institute, Haridwar recently hosted a comprehensive training focused on soil testing and organic farming techniques. B. Sc Agriculture Final year students from Bihar, Nepal, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Delhi enrolled at Haridwar University, Roorkee attended the training. Dr. Manohari Rathi, Mr. Deepak Vashist and other team members imparted training on soil testing, soil testing procedures and equipment, soil testing kit, importance of soil testing, organic farming practices and organic formulations.

A series of webinars on leveraging WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram for grassroots entrepreneurs was conducted by Mr. Deepak Vashisth and Mr. Pawan Kumar of the Patanjali Organic Research Institute in Haridwar.

A series of webinars on the topic “Enhancing Soil Health – Insights from India” was organized on 10th October 2024 in which the process of soil collection, testing and dissemination was shared in a value chain approach by scientists from Patanjali Organic Research Institute, (PORI) Haridwar, India.

A webinar was conducted by Alttech foundation on the theme Water games that help community action. Mr Pawan Kumar, Chief General Manager, Patanjali Organic Research Institute presented and shared his experiences. The discussions on sustainable water use in urban and rural areas were made by the participants. The water game developed by PORI was discussed and appreciated by all present.

Our FPOs from the Jhansi region participated in the Jhansi Mandal FPO Gosthi, showcasing their products at a dedicated stall.

At the request of our Vyakatroop FPO in bar block from lalitpur district, uttar pradesh, the government officials conducted a crop insurance survey for farmers in the region whose fields were devastated by heavy rain.

A Kisan Gosthi was organized by the Agriculture Department of Jalaun District at Bandichor FPO to discussed seed production with farmers and FPO members.

On 18.09.2024 Mr. Vivek Benipuri, Mr. Harishankar Tiwari, and Mr. Pushpendra Yadav from the Patanjali Organic Research Institute visited Vyakatroop FPO in Bar Block from district Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh to discuss with Farmers of the importance of digital marketing in agriculture and also discuss about the financial management.