Date

Activity

Place

Time

Expected officials / Topics of training

Sept. 10, 2011

Saturday

Departure from South Africa

Sept. 11, 2011

Sunday

Arrival at Rajkot Airport in the morning

       (by road from Rajkot to Junagadh)

-       Stay in the JAU Guest House

JAU (Junagadh Agril. Univ.) Guest House

09:30 hrs

Trainees from South Africa - 10 members

Lunch

13:00 hrs

Welcome Meeting

Meeting Room, JAU Guest House

16-15 to 17-00 hrs

Trainees from South Africa,

Vice Chancellor,

University Officers & Principals / Deans

Visit to Laldhori Farm, Mount Girnar -

Local site seeing

Junagadh

17-00 to 19-00 hrs

Dr. K. A. Khunt, Principal-ABM / Mr. N. P. Ramani, Assoc. Professor-ABM, Trainees and

Prof. & Head, Botany Department

Dinner

JAU Guest House

20-00 hrs onwards

Sept. 12, 2011

Monday

Breakfast

JAU Guest House

08:30 to 09:00 hrs

Registration of the trainees

Conference Hall, College of Agriculture

09:15 hrs

Inauguration of training programme

- Introduction of the trainees with the HoDs of   the Junagadh Agricultural University

- Interaction

Conference Hall, College of Agriculture

09:30 to 10:30 hrs

Vice Chancellor, South African Trainees, University Officers, Principals / Deans, Head of the Departments, Senior Faculty members up to the cadre of Associate Prof. and Mr. Rajesh Mehta, Chairman, ASPRA

Tea Break

10:30 hrs

Session - 1

Lecture Hall,

PGIABM

11:00 to

12:00 hrs

Overview of co-operative management in Gujarat/India

by Dr. R. L. Shiyani, Professor & Head, Dept. of Agril. Economics, JAU

Session - 2

12:00 to

13:00 hrs

Concepts, philosophy, definition and features and principles  of cooperation

by Mr. K. V. Lakum, Director, NICM

Sept. 12, 2011

Monday

Lunch and rest

JAU Guest House

13:00 to 14:40 hrs

Session - 3

Lecture Hall,

PGIABM

14:45 to

15:45 hrs

Origin and development of cooperatives in India

by Mr. M. C. Parekh, FM, NICM

Tea Break

15:45 to

16:00 hrs

Session - 4

16:00 to

17:00 hrs

Introduction to managing cooperative, case Study of  financing agriculture  through  cooperatives

by Mr. M. C. Parekh, FM, NICM

Session - 5

17:00 to

18:30 hrs

Investigating various types of cooperatives and case studies

by Ms. Lipsa Raval, FM, NICM

Dinner

JAU Guest House

20:30 hrs onwards

Sept. 13, 2011

Tuesday

Breakfast

JAU Guest House

08:00 to 08:30 hrs

Session - 6

Lecture Hall,

PGIABM

08:45 to 09:45 hrs

Urban co-operative banking sector : History, development and challenges

by Dr. Hitesh Shukal, DCM- Nagrik bank Rajkot

Session - 7

09:45 to 10:45 hrs

Management of multistate cooperative banks and other units

by Mr. Trilok Thaker, Ex-AGM, SBI, Rajkot

Tea break

10:45 to 11:00 hrs

Session - 8

11:00 to

12:00 hrs

Performance analysis of sugar cooperatives

by Dr. Kishorbhai Barad, FM , Shanti Business School

Session - 9

12:00 to

13:00 hrs

Assessing cooperative enterprises -  success and failure

by Dr. Kishorbhai Barad, FM , Shanti Business School

Lunch and rest

JAU Guest House

13:00 to 14:40 hrs

Session - 10

Lecture Hall,

PGIABM

14:45 to

15:45 hrs

Cooperative legislation in India and recent changes in legislation: Registration, member and their rights, properties and funds, managements, settlement of disputes

by Mr. J.  J. Shah , Dy. Registrar, Cooperative Societies

Sept. 13, 2011

Tuesday

Tea Break

15:45 to

16:00 hrs

Visit  to College of Agriculture

(Important Departments)

i.       Mega seed Plant

ii.      Dept. of Entomology

iii.     Dept. of Plant Pathology

16:00 to

16:30 hrs

Concerned HoDs and Principal,

Dr. K. A. Khunt, Principal-ABM / Mr. N. P. Ramani, Assoc. Professor-ABM and trainees.

Visit to Cattle Breeding Farm, JAU

CBF

16:45 to 17:15 hrs

Dr. P. U. Gajbhiye, Research Scientist (CBF),

Dr. K. A. Khunt, Principal-ABM / Mr. N. P. Ramani, Assoc. Professor-ABM and trainees.

Visit  to College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology

i.       Canning Plant-Dept. of Agri. Process Engineering

ii.      Exhibition Hall

iii.     Dept. of Soil & Water Engineering

iv.     Dept. of Farm Machinery & Power

v.      Dept. of Agri. Process Engineering

vi.     Dept. of Renewable Energy & Rural Engineering

17:30 to

18:30 hrs

Concerned HoDs and Principal,

Dr. K. A. Khunt, Principal-ABM / Mr. N. P. Ramani, Assoc. Professor-ABM and trainees.

Dinner

JAU Guest House

20:30 hrs onwards

Sept. 14, 2011

Wednesday

Breakfast

JAU Guest House

06:30 to 07:00 hrs

Departure for field visit

07:00 hrs

Visit to Milk Cooperative

- Interaction with the concerned officials.

Majewadi

07:30 to

09:00 hrs

Dr. K. A. Khunt, Principal-ABM / Mr. N. P. Ramani, Assoc. Professor-ABM, Trainees and

Officials of Milk Cooperatives: Mr. Dhirubhai, Chairman, Milk Cooperative, Majewadi

Departure for Gondal

09:00 hrs

Visit to APMC, Gondal and

Gondal Municipality.

- Interaction with the concerned officials.

Gondal

10:30 to 12:30 hrs

Dr. K. A. Khunt, Principal-ABM / Mr. N. P. Ramani, Assoc. Professor-ABM, Trainees and

Mr. Jayantibhai Dhol, Chairman, APMC / Mr. Pravin Somaiya, Asstt. Secy., APMC,

Chief Officer, Gondal Municipality,

Mr. Rajesh Mehta, Chairman, ASPRA, Rajkot

Sept. 14, 2011

Wednesday

Lunch

Hotel in Gondal

13:00 to 14:00 hrs

Departure for Rajkot

14:00 hrs

Visit of Rajkot People's Cooperative Bank Ltd.

- Interaction with the concerned officials.

Rajkot

14:45 to 16:00 hrs

Dr. K. A. Khunt, Principal-ABM / Mr. N. P. Ramani, Assoc. Professor-ABM, Trainees and

Officials from RPC Bank, Rajkot,

Mr. Rajesh Mehta, Chairman, ASPRA, Rajkot

Departure for Anand

16:00 hrs

Dinner and halt

- Stay at Guest House, Anand Agril. University

Anand

21:00 hrs

Sept. 15, 2011

Thursday

Visit to Village Milk Cooperative Society of Anand Area

Anand

06:45 to 08:00 hrs

Officials from GCMMF and

Dr. K. A. Khunt, Principal-ABM / Mr. N. P. Ramani, Assoc. Professor-ABM, Trainees

Breakfast

Anand

8:30 to 9:00 hrs

Visit to Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation and interaction with the Managing Director

- Interaction with the concerned officials.

Anand

9:30 to 11:30 hrs

Dr. K. A. Khunt, Principal-ABM / Mr. N. P. Ramani, Assoc. Professor-ABM, Trainees and

Mr. R. S. Sodhi, Managing Director, GCMMF or representative

Visit to AMUL Dairy and interaction with the Managing Director, AMUL

- Interaction with the concerned officials.

Anand

11:30 to

12:45 hrs

Dr. K. A. Khunt, Principal-ABM / Mr. N. P. Ramani, Assoc. Professor-ABM, Trainees and

General Manager as well as Managing Director, AMUL or representative

Lunch

Anand

13:00 to 13:45 hrs

Departure for Junagadh

14:00 hrs

Dinner

JAU Guest House

20:45 hrs onwards

Sept. 16, 2011

Friday

Breakfast

JAU Guest House

8:15 to 8:45 hrs

- Visit to Biotechnology Department, Food   Testing Laboratory

- Visit to Tissue Culture Laboratory, Plant    Breeding & Genetics Department

- Visit to Oilseeds Museum

08:50 to

09:40 hrs

Concerned HoDs, Dr. K. A. Khunt, Principal-ABM / Mr. N. P. Ramani, Assoc. Professor-ABM, and trainees.

Session - 11

Lecture Hall,

PGIABM

9:45 to 10:45 hrs

Role and functioning of credit cooperatives and its performance in social upliftment --  Cooperative banks

by Dr. S. O. Junare, Director, NICM(MBA Wing)

Sept. 16, 2011

Friday

Tea Break

10:45 to 11:00 hrs

Session - 12

11:00 to 12:00 hrs

Informal organizations like Self Help Groups

by Dr. S O Junare, Director, NICM(MBA Wing )

Session - 13

12:00 to 13:00 hrs

Assessment and Feedback of trainees  

by Dr. K. A. Khunt, Principal, PGIABM, JAU

Lunch and rest

JAU Guest House

13:00 to 14:45 hrs

Valedictory function

Conference Hall, College of Agriculture

15:00 to 16:00 hrs

Vice Chancellor, South African Trainees, University Officers, Principals / Deans, Head of the Departments, Senior Faculty members up to the cadre of Associate Prof. and Mr. Rajesh Mehta, Chairman, ASPRA

Departure for Rajkot and onward to South Africa

Rajkot

as per convenience