SRINAGAR, MARCH 02: Agriculture Department today organized the sale of
different hybrid varieties of vegetable seedlings, at Kitchen Garden Nursery
Lalmandi.
The sale was kick-started by Director Agriculture
Kashmir, Syed Altaf Aijaz Andrabi in presence of Joint Director Agriculture
Inputs, Sajad Ahmad Shah, Project Coordinator Mushroom, Sonaullah Mir, Seed
Production Officer Manzoor Ahmad Shah and other senior officers of the
department.
The sale witnessed a huge rush of vegetable growers
from Srinagar and adjacent areas. Pertinently, the hybrid seedlings are grown
under controlled environmental conditions with complete hygiene and disease
resistant atmosphere.
Speaking on the occasion, Director Agriculture
Kashmir said that a healthy seedling plays a vital role not only in the
successful cultivation of a vegetable crop but also is a decisive indicator of
the market value of the produce. He said that a good and healthy seedling
reduces the cost of cultivation in terms of different inputs, including
pesticides and fertilizers, and therefore, makes vegetable cultivation
remunerative venture.
He said vegetable cultivation has a good potential
of employment generation and the unemployed youth of the Valley with the help
of modern technology and suitable agro-climatic conditions for vegetable
cultivation in the Valley can take it to new heights.
Large gathering of vegetable growers present on the
occasion appreciated the efforts of the department for timely availability of
vegetable seedlings.
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