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| 214 number of Pesticides/ Fungicides tested during current year |
SRINAGAR: AUGUST 25: Joint
Secretary, Department of Agriculture Cooperation &Farmers Welfare
(DAC&FW), Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India Mr. Prasanta
Kumar Swain who is on a
two day official visit Friday visited the Agriculture complex Lalmandi, and made a visit to the
Departmental Quality Control Laboratory.
Director agriculture Kashmir and Senior Officers of the department were
also present on the occasion.
During the visit he made a detailed inspection of the Laboratories and
interacted with concerned scientists. During the interaction he was apprised
that the Quality Control Laboratory is a standard Lab fully equipped with
latest equipments, having facilities for organic analysis, fertilizer analysis
and pesticide analysis with a reputation of 100% accuracy.
He was informed that the testing of quality, grade of Saffron and Honey
has been started during this year with ten parameters of saffron which includes
bitterness, flavour and colour.
Director Agriculture informed the visiting officer that during the
current year 214 number of tests for quality of Pesticide/
Fungicide were conducted , out of which 10 products were found misbranded which
were published in print and electronic media and the stocks of the said
products were seized.
The Soil Chemist of the department put forth the requirement of high
quality equipments in the laboratory for improving the efficiency of working
Later, the Joint Secretary visited the Soil Testing Laboratory and
Mobile Soil Testing van at Bijbehara Anantnag and Horticulture Nursery at
Bijbehara.
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