Kudumbasree members undergo Food Security Army training
The Food Security Army (FSA) training has inspired confidence in her.
She and several colleagues in the Kudumbasree movement were a part of the FSA training conducted in the district recently.
Says Celina Varghese of Kodakara, "The training has made us believe that nothing is impossible. We knew nothing about farm mechanisation and service of machinery. We doubted whether women could handle farm machinery. The doubts have been dispelled."
District panchayat president C.C. Sreekumar was the chief guest at the passing-out ceremony of the new FSA batches held at the Agricultural Research Station (ARS) of the Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) at Mannuthy. KAU Director of Extension P.V. Balachandran presided. U. Jaikumaran, ARS head and FSA Chief, Kudumbasree district coordinator Abdul Majeed, training executive P.A. Elsy, and A. Latha also spoke.
Sixty-nine women, split into three batches, have been trained in operation, service and maintenance of different agricultural machinery, at Kodakara, Thalikkulam and Thekkumkara centres. The training programme was implemented by the KAU and the Kudumbasree Mission.
In all, 168 FSA batches have been trained by KAU so far.
"No need to shy away from farm work. Farm machinery makes it easy for women," says T.A. Bushra of Thekkumkara.