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| Interacts with saffron growers, assures to address grievances |
PAMPORE, SEPTEMBER 21: Principal
Secretary, Agriculture Production Department, Sundeep Kumar Nayak on
Thursday visited Spice Park at Dussu Pampore.
He was accompanied by Director Agriculture Kashmir, Syed Altaf Aijaz
Andrabi, Chief Scientist Saffron Research Station SKUAST-K Prof. Dr. F.A. Nehvi
and other officers of the department.
During his visit, Principal Secretary visited different sections of the
Spice Park and was briefed by the concerned officers about various facilities
for preserving, grading, processing and marketing of saffron.
An interactive session was held also in which different saffron growers’
associations raised various issues and demands, including blanket ban on
imported saffron, establishment of registered outlets for the sale of saffron
across the country.
Representatives of saffron growers also demanded establishment of
grievance cell to address various technical issues faced by the growers,
besides an assured irrigation facility.
Sundeep Kumar Nayak assured the representatives of saffron growers
associations that their genuine demands and issues will be addressed at
earliest. He said the Spice Park establishment will be a solution to all their
grievances and will help in boosting economy as saffron will be sold, graded
and imported to various countries from this platform only. He said saffron will
be sealed and certified in valley that will be a trademark for Kashmiri
saffron.”
Director Agriculture Kashmir while addressing the gathering said that
every possible support and technical expertise to the saffron growers will be
provided by the department of agriculture.
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