Education Excursion

EDUCATION EXCURSION
A Brief Report
1. A Visit to — National Institute of Secondary Agriculture (NISA)or Lac Research, Namkum Ranchi & Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) (Research complex for Eastern Region)
The students got opportunity to visit National Institute of Secondary Agriculture (NISA)or Lac Research, Namkum Ranchi, for gaining first-hand knowledge about Lac Research. The tour was guided by scientist Mr R N Patnaik, who showed the lac insect growing on tree branches. Further he showed us various types of machines which remove lac from the twigs. The lac was then processed to make various items.
Students were able the various trees on which Lac Producing insects grow. The trees were – Sheesham, Kusum, Palash, Bel, Cherry pine, Ber etc. The institute had a very informative and systematically arranged Museum on Lac Research. Their it was shown how Lac is prepared and various useful items made from Lac, such as –
–handicraft items–lac coated earthen wear–electric insulating material–leather & shellac
–enamel & varnishes–lac ornaments–medicines, etc
Our second visit on that day was to –Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) (Research complex for Eastern Region), Namkum, Ranchi. We were guided by the agricultural scientist Dr Bal Kishan Jha, who explained about the various agricultural developmental work being done in the institute. He showed us samples and photographs in the museum showing the various hybrid seeds, their sowing, cultivation and harvesting processes being done.
We also visited the Laboratories, with highly developed machinery for various scientific process of seed sample, soil study, seed /storage packaging etc.
All students walked through the plantation fields for nearly half a kilometer, to see the various types of fruits and vegetables being grown such as – mango, guava, brinjal, tomato, beans, chillies etc.
Students were able to visit many Green House in the are, which hybrid sapling were grown, to keep it protected from harsh climatic condition.
One of the unique features which all students were astonished to see , was how Grafting of one plant twig to another plant branch , gave rise to a plant producing two different vegetables in one plant.(eg.tomato and brinjal grow in same plant.)
2.A Visit to – OSAM DAIRY FACTORY near Patratu Dam
The students got opportunity to visit OSAM DAIRY FACTORY near Patratu Dam. There they saw how dairy products are prepared like milk, cottage cheese(paneer), lassi, yogurt, curd etc. Students were able to see various machines like Pasteurisation machine, etc which helped workers in making theses products.
The cleanliness and sanitisation were thoroughly done in the factory. Students were given face mask and head cap so that hair or micro-organisms do not fall and contaminate the product.
Preparation, Pasteurisation, Packing, Storage all are done in a very fast systematic modern way.
The students gained lot of knowledge about the various products they consume daily.