JAMMU, MAY 18: Department of Horticulture in collaboration with Regional Centre of Organic Farming (RCOF), Government of India organized training programmes on Organic Farming here today.
Dr. Chander
Shekhar, Junior Scientific Officer, Government of India at Regional Centre of
Organic Farming, Kissan Bhawan, Panchkula, Haryana was the mentor and Prabh
Dayal was the resource person from RCOF.
Director Horticulture, Bhawani Rakwal inaugurated the training programme
for officers and progressive farmers for sensitizing them on the growing needs
for adoption of Organic Farming practices. While stressing on the need of
Organic Farming in present day scenario of unabated use of chemical fertilizers
and plant protection chemicals, the novel way of clean and simple farming can
lead to a good lifestyle, he said.
Director Horticulture informed that department will initially form the
groups for organic certification of Strawberry, Mango and Walnut under
Participatory Guarantee System (PGS). The organically certified organic produce
also fetches good price of the product, he added.
The visiting
expert had threadbare discussions with the participants on the issues of
Organic Farming principles and practices, organic farming- an integrated
approach, on farm input nutrient management and certification system in Organic
Farming under Participatory Guarantee System (PGS).
The demonstration on converting waste to compost through use of
specially prepared waste decomposer was also given by the experts wherein large
numbers of farmers were made aware about the latest technology for converting
waste to compost.
The visit of
the experts from RCOF Panchkula, coincided with the Swaachta Pakhwada, the
fortnightly review of progress under Swachh Bharat Mission.
Joint Director Horticulture, Tarvinder Singh, Chief Horticulture
Officer, District Level Subject Matter Specialists, Assistant Director
Horticulture and other officers of the department attended the programme.
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