The document summarizes a student's report on their Rural Horticulture Work Experience Programme (RHWE) over 5 months. During the programme, the student visited various nurseries, markets, farms, processing plants and villages. They observed cultivation techniques, interacted with farmers and produced value-added products. The objectives of the RHWE were to familiarize students with rural life, provide practical training, improve communication skills, and develop a holistic understanding of integrated agriculture. The student gained valuable experiential learning through the programme.

1. A report on
Rural Horticulture Work
Experience Programme
(RHWE) of the academic year
2014-15
Subhrajyoti Chatterjee
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya
Faculty of Horticulture
Reg No-Hort 13 of 2011-12
Roll no-Hort-25

2. Introduction
 The most important area in which the development needs to be continuously
accelerated is agriculture which is the backbone of the country’s economy.In
order to bring about the changes in knowledge,skill and attitude of people
engaged in farming,a sustained effort is necessary and this could be achieved
only through purposeful education.
 RHWE programme is a key component in the B.sc(hort) degree
programme.students are given rigorous orientation and familiarization on
various issues and problems they can expect in the farmers field.

3. Schedule of the RHWE programme
 In the 8th semester our faculty arranged the RHWE programme under 5
departments. The schedule is given below-
 Department of Floriculture and landscaping 20.1.15-11.2.15
 Department of vegetable crops 12.2.15-3.3.15
 Department of Spices and Plantation crops 4.3.15-26.3.15
 Department of Post Harvest Technology of Hort. Crops 27.3.15-18.4.15
 Department of Fruits and Orchard Management 20.4.15-12.5.15

4. Our RHWE programme and visits
 In our total programme which was continued for near about 5 months we
have visited many hi tech nurseries, done market survey of different
crops, visited industries and many organizations as well institutes,
amusement parks, farms, and farmers field in many villages.we have
interacted with the farmers, tried to understand their problem and
share our limited knowledges with them..

5. Visit to Nurseries
We have visited the following nurseries throughout the programme-
 1.kalyani rose farm,kalyani
 2.Param dayal nursery,kalyani
 3.komal gandhar nursery,kalyani
 4.antara nursery,kalyani
 5.malancha nursery,kalyani
 6.shanti nursery,jirat,Hooghly

6. What we seen and learnt??
 1.practical experience about commercial scale t-budding of rose
 2.introduced with different winter season annuals
 3.packaging material of seedlings when these are either imported or exported from the
nurseries
 4.different types of bonsai, orchids, cacti,and orchidarium
 5.different types of previously unseen vegetables
 6.mother plant management of chrysanthemum
 7.miscellanious

8. White Brinjal
Mother Plant Management
of Chrysanthemum
Winter squash

9. Market survey and visits
 1.Thakurnagar:-
 Dutta phool Bazar
 Bhagawati phool Bazar
 Maa Manasha phool bazar
 2.Mullickghat flower Market,Kolkata
 3.Market survey of vegetables and spices in the nearby village market of
Gadamarahat.

10. Our observations
 in the flower markets of thakurnagar we found the selling of aegle leaves,mango leaves,
marigold,cherrygold, balsams, ocimum,cyanodons,clitoria,rose ,asters,gladiolus,
tuberose,lotus,fern leaves,cocks comb,sunflower,….the sellers are mostly the people who bought
these from the farmers field,and some are the farmers themselves..we found that
marigold,cornflower,tuberose,sunflowers are mainly sold as loose flowers,whereas the others as
cut flowers..the garlands of marigold,aparajita,and cornflower (locally known as velvet mala)also
found by us….
 We also visited the largest fower market of wb i.e. mullick ghat in Kolkata…
 Questionnaires of survey:-locations,business running for how much years, preservation
facility(cool chain),collection of the commodities, availability,difference between retail and
wholesale price,opening and closing time of markets,any middleman involved or not,what are
the main constaints in their business..

11. velvet Mala
Marigold,sold as
loose flower
Marigold and tuberose
garland
Basil leaves for selling purpose

13. Visit to institutes
We have gone to-
 1.Directorate of Research building of BCKV in kalyani
 2.Indian Agri-Horti society,Kolkata
 3.KVK,Gayeshpur

14. Contd..
 In DR building kalyani we studied about betelvine…we have seen the
temporary and semitemporary types of boroj,different types of betel
cultivars,and the cultivation procedures of betelvine…we gathered a details
knowledge on betelvine…..

15. In IAHS,Kolkata
 1. we attended the annual flower show and seen different types of annual flowers like
poppy,portulaca,carnations,celosia,love lie
bleeding,antirrhinum,gazania,godetia,petunia,phlox,larkspur,arctosis,lupine,strawflower,
clarkia,verbena,cinerariastatice,delphiniumfoxglovedimorphotheca,clianthus etc..
 2.japanese flower arrangement Ikabena
 3.japanese style of garden
 4.rose garden
 5.miscellanious
 In KVK,we have seen the varietal blocks of litchi and mango..also observed the severe
fruit cracking in litchi.

16. Ikebana
Sterilitzia
reginae
Annual flower
show
Rose garden
inIAHS Mad tree
Fruit cracking in
litchi

17. Visit to park
 We have visited the amusement park in ashokenagar,namely Ashokenagar
Science Millennium Park…
 We have seen the different features of gardens like
edges,hedges,topiary,different types of seating arrangements,flowering
plants,….there is also other facilities like car riding,boating,horrorcave,picnic
spot,birds show……it is strictly an informal type of Garden…

18. Visit to industrial plant
 We have visited Hind Spectrum Private Limited i.e ROCHOK brand which is
engaged in manufacturing of spice and juices.this company manufactures
grounded spice packets of coriander,turmeric,chilli,cumin..and the juices
including the apple,mango,litchi etc…in shyamnagar,north 24 parganas.
 Spice section
 The industrial plant consists of a godown(raw material),sorting and grinding
section,packaging section..
 We have seen different equipments,and thorough processing of the juices..ISI
standard and Food Safety Quality is strictly followed here..
 We have also visited Debgiri Seeds PVT LTD.

19. Quality control lab
Storage
unit

20. Farm visit
The farms which we have visited in our RHWE programme are-
 1.Mondouri Hort. Research Station
 2.Banana Research Station,Mondouri
 3.Horticulture Development Farm ,SURPARA,chandannagar,Hooghly
 4.Kalyani In check farm
 5.Gayeshpur Horticulture Farm
 6.State Horticulture and Research,sanjeevani vesaj udyan ,Krishnanagar

21. Contd..
 In mondouri research station we seen the polyhouse cultivation of
gerbera,orchidarium,automatic drip irrigation and fertigation unit,different fruit blocks,and
seedling preparation of coconut.
 In Banana Research station, we visited the AICRP project on fruits,and banana fibre extraction
units from pseudostems,and tissue culture banana management.
 In chandannagar we found polyembryonic coconut plant,different varities llike
Godavariganga,anandaganga,keraganga ,and many arecanut varieties like mangala,mohitnagar,
nursery management of coconut palms,the cocoa plant,and nutmeg plant.
 In kalyani in check farm we have seen the seed extraction of tomato,different types and
varieties of tomato including purple type,important diseases of some vegetables,inorganic
mulching,and different varieties of pointed gourd…
 In gayeshpur we identified lemon grass,citronella grass,palmarosa oil grass,and seen an oil
distillation unit.
 In vesaj udyan,we identified different medicinal plants like
rudraksha,Ritha,boira,Haritaki,raktachandan,Padmaguluncha,Camphor etc…

22. Coarse
banana fibre Cover file Fertigation unit
Water tank for drip
irrigation
Polyembryonic
coconut
Oil distillation unit
Bearing cocoa plant

23. RHWE under Department of Post Harvest
Technology
 Under this particular department we have produced a number of value added
products.. as for example-
 1.Mango RTS
 2.Pineapple RTS
 3.guava jelly
 4.tomato sauce
 5.Strawberry RTS
 6.strawberry jelly
 7.potato chips

24. Participation in UDYAN MELA-2015
conducted by our Faculty
 We have participated in Udyan mela 2015 by providing a stall on
behalf of our faculty….in this stall, we have demonstrated a lot of
products which we have produced in our Commercial Horticulture in
7th sem like tomatoes, cherrytomatoes, gerbera, strawberry,
capsicum, value added products,etc…on the next day we sold these
products..we have also sold the agrifound dark red and bhima
subhra varieties of onions.. we also visited other stalls like AICRP
tuber crops,exhibitions,Stall by Directorate of Extension
Education,and many others..in this purpose, eminent horticulturist
Dr.T.K. Bose was present and visited our stall.

25. Selling of our product in
hort fair

26. Visit to villages and field visit of the
farmers
 We have visited a numbers of villages in our total programme.
 1.Haringhata-commercial scale vegetable, gladiolus,rose and giant governor variety banana
cultivation
 2.Dhantala-Commercial scale flower and foliage plants cultivation and marketing, polyhouse
cultivation of gerbera
 3.chakdah-commercial scale garlic and tomato cultivation
 4.Adhata-commercial scale onion cultivation,and carrot in nearby village

27. Gladiolus field
Commercial cultivation
of rose
Propping in banana
Giant Governor
banana

28. Chrysanthemum
cultivation
Aster cultivation
Harvesting of marigold
Commercial cultivation of tuberose
Flowers made ready
before sending to
market

29. Contd…
 5..Beraberi-ginger and onion cultivation
 6.sonakhali-vegetable and onion cultivation
 7.ghhoragacha-commercial scale guava,litchi and vegetable cultivation
 8.fatepur-visited the coir industry,and cocopeat production
 9.Habibpur-tuberose cultivation..

31. Sorting and grading
of carrots after
harvesting
Pre harvesting
stage of onion
Transport of carrot to
cold storage
Sun drying of
coriander in
field Transport of onion to
cold storage

32. Objectives of our RHWE programme..
 The objectives of RHWE programme are-
 •To make us understand the rural community life and the prevailing situation..
 • To familiarize with the rural socio-economic conditions.
 • To provide an opportunity to have practical training in crop production.
 • To improve communication skills among us using extension teaching methods in transfer of
technology.
 • To sensitize us regarding agricultural technologies, used by farmers and to prepare alternate
farm plans according to the local situation in consultation with the farmers.
 • To develop confidence and competence in students for handling professional problems.
 • To acquaint the students with on going thrust on rural development and programmes.
 • To make us understand the changed role of men and women in agricultural and allied fields.
 • To explore the high-tech agricultural technology and the factors affecting the adoption of
modern methods of agriculture.
 • To initiate awareness, understanding & skills among the students with special reference to the
scientific model of “Integrated Development of Agriculture” i.e. crop husbandry, horticulture,
agro forestry, animal husbandry, fisheries, poultry, dairying, agro-based industries, processing,
marketing etc.

33. conclusion
 Experiential learning approaches towards problem solving and improving
interaction with the world outside. The learning process essentially
provides a direction to the students to think and act and eventually
creates self-confidence. It helps the students develop their competence,
capability, capacity building, skills, expertise, in short a holistic
development. However, it requires an individual’s total commitment,
involvement, participation, reception, active interest, dedication, skill,
curiosity, vision and mission.
 Under the changing dynamics of economical and industrial growth
agriculture has undergone a sea change with new approaches. Therefore,
this experiential system in agricultural academia has become imperative
impart better training to the agricultural technocrats with high level of
skill in combination with the modern out-look and management capacity.

34. Acknowledgements
 Last of all we want to say that we are really grateful to our course instructors
Dr.Umesh Thapa and Dr. N.Chattopadhayay for their guidance and helps.
 We also want to say thank u to our respected Dean sir,Professor Pranab Hazra
for his cooperation. we are always grateful to all the teachers of all the 5
departments for their accompany,and guidance…

35. THANK YOU…….