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BSRI also performs some activities pertaining to transfer of
technologies. It has training programmes for trainers from sugar
mills, DAE and for advanced farmers; demonstration programme of
matured technologies; programme for organizing field-days,
farmers rally, seminar, workshop, group discussion and
publications in the form of annual report, journal, leaflets,
booklets etc. Scientists attend 'Agricultural Technical
Committee (ATC)' meetings organized by DAE in different regions.
The library is the excellent centre of sugarcane-related
information in the country. BSRI scientists promptly visit any
problem area and suggest remedies as and when required.
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The institute has so far organized 451 training
courses and offered training to :
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Extension officers of BSFIC
: 432
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Extension officers of DAE
: 992
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Sub-Assistant Agriculture Officer of DAE
: 244
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Cane Development Assistants of BSFIC
: 697
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Sugarcane farmers of Sugar mills zone
: 8156
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Sugarcane farmers of gur zone
: 2372
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The institute has prepared :
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Six slide-serieses on "modern sugarcane production
technologies".
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A manual on "Improved cane cultivation practices".
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A video film on "Transplanted Sugarcane" for SAARC
countries.
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A great success has been achieved in "Sugarcane
based farming systems research and development".
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