Skilling and capacity building is the prime objective of CEFMI which aims to evolve as a leading institution to assess and create skill development ecosystem in India and to make farming business productive and profitable. India's economy needs a steady supply of skilled workers to boost productivity and sustain growth momentum. CEFMI shall provide best practices, capacity building, and training, which is the most important activity for skill development in any sector. The objective is to develop a skill ecosystem to make the farmers future-ready.
TRAINING OF TRAINERS (ToT)
TOT (Training of Trainers) wherein a large pool of trainers aims to be developed for different categories of stakeholders like Ministries, Public and Private Sector farm machinery manufacturers, corporate and public sectors. These TOTs will be conducted for various stakeholders further to create community resource persons at village or cluster levels to make farm mechanization more productive. Core Focus areas for conducting TOT programs would be:
  • Custom Hiring Service Provider
  • Precision Farming
  • Kisan Drone Operator
  • Rice Transplanter Machine Operator Cum Mechanic
Industrial Training
Farm Mechanization industrial training will be provided to create career opportunities in the farm Mechanization supply chain. Upskilling of the available resources shall also be considered as trained human resources, which would lead to an increase in operational efficiency. Major areas covered under this training will be as follows:
  • Solar Pump Technician
  • Agriculture Machinery Demonstrator
  • Irrigation Service Technician
  • Operator-Reaper, Thresher and Crop Residue Machinery
  • Farm Workshop Service Manager
  • Farm Workshop Foreman / Supervisor
Farmers Training
Farmers Training will disseminate knowledge and awareness to develop entrepreneurs in farm mechanization sector by imparting hands-on training. These will be conducted as entrepreneurship development programs in collaboration with progressive farms, technology companies. Farm Mechanization entrepreneurs and progressive farmers will be trained in the following areas:
  • Tractor Operator
  • Pesticide & Fertilizer Applicator
  • Greenhouse Operator
  • Combine Harvester Machine Operator
  • Power Tiller Operator
  • Tractor Service Mechanic