Agartala, 29th August 2026: A One-Day Training Programme on the Extension Protocol of Krishi Sakhi was organised by Killa BPMU under the Tripura Rural Economic Growth and Service Delivery Project (TRESP) at Dewanbari CLF Conference Hall, Killa. The initiative highlights TRESP’s focused approach towards strengthening field-level agricultural extension and modernising farming practices in rural and tribal areas of Tripura.
The training was led by Subrata Shib, Agriculture Specialist, TRESP, who provided detailed orientation to the Krishi Sakhis on their role as Community Extension Workers. He emphasised systematic farm advisory, technology dissemination, adoption of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and continuous handholding support to farmers and Producer Groups (PGs).
A key focus was the six-step Extension Protocol—farmer enlisting, need assessment, training and demonstration, regular follow-up, input linkage and documentation. The protocol seeks to transform conventional extension delivery into a structured, demand-driven and farmer-centric system, with Krishi Sakhis serving as the critical last-mile link between agricultural institutions and farming communities.
The programme also addressed convergence with the Agriculture Sub-Division, ongoing government schemes, season-wise crop advisories, bookkeeping, documentation and payment procedures. Officials and resource persons from TRESP, AFC/TSA and the Agriculture Department participated in the programme.
The Krishi Sakhi initiative is among TRESP’s significant grassroots interventions for agricultural transformation, combining community-level capacity building with modern technology, institutional convergence and continuous farmer support. Such interventions are particularly relevant for tribal villages, where strengthening local human resources and improving access to agricultural knowledge can create a stronger foundation for sustainable livelihoods.
More importantly, the experiences generated through TRESP’s interventions in modern agriculture, livestock, fisheries, livelihood promotion, community institutions and capacity building can provide valuable direction for the Government’s broader vision of transforming tribal villages into Model Villages.
However, the real transformation will depend on the continuity and institutionalisation of these rural livelihood interventions beyond the project period. Unless the knowledge, community cadres, extension systems and successful field models developing under TRESP are carried forward in mission mode over the long term, the present efforts may not achieve their full potential to bring dynamic and sustainable changes to tribal villages. Sustaining and scaling up these interventions can therefore be the key to converting TRESP’s field-level achievements into a long-term Model Tribal Village development mission.
