RAMBAN, SEPTEMBER
08: Director Horticulture Jammu Anuradha Gupta interacted with a group
of local Orchardists who returned here after 7-day exposure visit to National
research Centre for Pomegranate (NRCP) Solapur Maharashtra and NRCG, Pune
(Maharashtra).
It is one of
the premier Institutes of ICAR exclusively working on the latest techniques on
the cultivation of Anaradana and Grapes and its various value-added products.
The orchardists
share their experience with the Director about the ongoing practices and latest
interventions in the field of Anardana cultivation. The Director asked the
farmers to utilize the intervention, techniques and exposure gained from such
visit in their respective areas and become ambassadors /role models for other
farmers in their District.
Anardana has vast
potential of cultivation in Ramban District and it is one of the premier crops
of Jammu and Kashmir, which is in great demand in the nearby States and provide
high returns to the growers.
The
department of Horticulture Jammu is focusing on crop specific villages keeping
in view the Agro climatic condition of the particular area and accordingly
villages of Ramban District has been taken during the current year for Anardana
cultivation.
A total twelve
progressive Orchardists/ farmers were sent for the exposure visit accompanied
by Horticulture Development officer Mohammad Nazran Khan. The
programme was organized by Chief horticulture Officer Ramban Mukesh
Kumar Sharma under the scheme Capex.
The Farmers lauded the role of the department and sought to have more
such exposure visit. The others present on the occasion were S. Tarvinder Singh
Joint Director Horticulture Jammu who too shares his experiences on the
cultivation of Anardana and its various medicinal properties with the farmers.
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