SRINAGAR, JULY 06:
Director Agriculture Kashmir, Syed Altaf Aijaz Andrabi today convened a meeting
to review the implementation status of various key schemes and projects
introduced by the Department of agriculture.
Speaking on the
occasion, Director said that Agriculture has undergone a drastic shift in
relation to consumer demands, change in Government policies, technological
advances and innovations emerging environmental concerns and as such it has to
be one of the most innovative and efficient sectors.
Amid changing
weather scenario Director Agriculture stressed upon the officers and concerned
crop experts to visit to their respective areas and advise the farmers with
respect to different strategies devised by the Department to get the best out
of the available resources in terms of quality and produce.
Andrabi
gave the instructions to Officers concerned Under National Saffron Mission to
go ahead with all the pending works under National saffron mission
including the targets under Rejuvenation of Saffron corms as mission
has been given extension of two years by the Government of India Ministry
of Agriculture under MIDH.
Director
emphasised upon the Registration of all the beneficiaries (Farmers)
under DBT (direct benefit transfer) at an earliest.
To achieve the
target of commercializing the agriculture sector, Director Agriculture upon the
district Heads to take the cultivation of high-value vegetables i.e exotic
vegetable and other high-value crops. He said Gurez has been declared as
organic Valley and instructions have been passed out to the concerned officers
to take necessary steps to prevent the use of inorganic fertilizers and
pesticides in the area.
The Chief
Agriculture Officers were instructed to prepare the DPR ’s on climate change in
one potential blocks in each District.
The Progress on
the procurement of oilseeds was also reviewed and it was impressed upon the
officers to speed up the process.
Earlier a condolence meeting was held to condole the sad demise of
Fayaz Ahmed Qardri Ex CAO Kulgam and QuansarParveeen Assistant Entomologist
Jammu.
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