Department of Computer Science and Tech-X IT club in
collaboration with FEEPC of St Xavier's College, Jaipur organised a National
Webinar on Covid '19 - Creative Strategies: Organic Farming at Home on 25
November 2020. In this webinar, more than 150 participants registered from the
St Xavier’s College as well as the students from different institutions of the
state. The webinar was graced by the presence of Mr. Prateek Tiwari, as
the resource Person. He is the Founder and CEO of The Living Green Organics, Jaipur
and the Global Coordinator of YARD (Young Ambassadors for Rural Development).
He has earned numerous laurels and achievements in the field of organic
farming.
This webinar has been organized with the objective of raising
awareness and adding the freshness of nature in the daily the lifestyle of
students and sensitizing them for their responsibilities towards nature, and
making bonds with the plants and their liveliness for their own well-being.
The program began with the welcome address of the student
coordinator Jovina Jacinta Castelino at 9:00 am. Rev Dr A Rex Angelo, Principal
of the college addressed the participants and welcomed the resource person.
Father told about the importance of organic farming and the role of a healthy
diet in one’s life. The resource person Mr. Prateek introduced the concept of
organic farming and its importance in today’s pandemic situation. He made the
participants aware of the health benefits of organic food and told about
various creative strategies related to organic farming. He explained the
different ways of managing and converting unused urban spaces into organic
food-producing spaces. He demonstrated the innovative products and methods
which can be easily adapted to fulfill the passion of doing organic farming on
the rooftops. He further explained how organic farming can be done with the
least investment. He shared the real-life view of his own organic farms with
the participants. After having a wonderful virtual tour of the organic farms
and an insightful discussion, a question and answer session took place where
students clarified their queries, got more ideas and information pertaining to
this area, and had a better understanding of organic farming with a way towards
an innovative business model. The session was very useful and informative for
the participants.
