Geranium Production Extraction Technology

 One day training program on “Geranium Production & Extraction Technology” organized at KVK Sub center Atkali along with field visit on Geranium Crop and Extraction unit at Shahapur taluka Deglur on dated 22 December 2020. This training program organized in coordination with the H.S Kelkar Pvt Ltd Mumbai a leading company in the procurement of aromatic oil in Asia.Lead trainer Shri. Sukeshkumar Sinha Crop expert from H.S Kelkar guided framers on the Geranium crop cultivation, extraction technology, the scope of Nanded district, it’s economics, etc. For this program SSM chairperson Shri. Pramod Deshmukh presided over the program and says that SSMKVK going to start a Geranium extraction unit at Atkli and nearby farmers should grow the geranium crop and earn more profit than the traditional crops KVK will give by back guaranty for the crop. After discussion at the subcenter participated farmers visited the geranium plantation and extraction unit at Shahapur to know the crop and extraction process. On this occasion DSAO Nanded Shri. Ravishanker Chalavade, Shri. Vinod Deshmukh, KVK Head Dr.Suresh Kulkarni and 62 farmers from Nanded, Latur, Hingoli district were present at the program.