Farmers awareness camps held at Arigam, Nishat, Abhama

Vegetables worth Rs.73 cr. were exported from District Budgam

SRINAGAR, MARCH 17: To develop Agriculture sector and allied fields on the latest scientific lines and to increase the Agriculture Production by new methods, the Department of Agriculture is organizing ‘Farmers Awareness cum Exhibition events of New Technology’’ throughout the Valley. Today farmer’s awareness camps were held at Arigam Khansahib, Nishat Srinagar and Abhama Pulwama.

At Arigam, District Development Commissioner Budgam, Mr. Mohammad Rafi on the same event stressed upon farmers to adopt latest modern technology and coordinate with agriculture department for successful implementation of agricultural schemes which will help to increase the economic status of farming community. He directed agriculture department to organize such awareness camps at far flung areas of District Budgam with coordination of other allied departments.

On this occasion Chief Agriculture Officer Budgam said that from Budgam District vegetable worth Rs. 73 crores were exported outside the state this year.

At the conclusion of function District development commissioner Budgam distributed 50 polyfilms with Hybrid Vegetable Seed Kits among 50 Panchayat Halqas of Block Khansahib for raising vegetable seedlings under protected cultivation.

At Nishat Srinagar-Awareness-Camp, the Chief Agriculture Officer Srinagar, Mr. Sharief Ahmad Dar advised farmers to adopt latest technology to boost agricultural production along with Beekeeping, Mushroom and Vegetable Cultivation.

Another Awareness Camp was organized at Abhama Pulwama where Chief Agriculture Officer Pulwama, Mr. Ghulam Hassan Guroo said that utilization of high yielding seeds and balanced dozes of fertilizers are basic ingredients for ensuring higher yields.

In these camps, large number of farmers including Panchs and Sarpanchs participated and they gave an over-whelming response and interacted with experts of agriculture department on various issues related to Agriculture. Experts and Officers of the Agriculture Department shed light on the progress and increase of Agriculture Production and allied agriculture sectors in terms of new methodology and techniques.