Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 15: A one day workshop on “Capacity Building of Farmers & Extension Workers” organized by the Department of Horticulture was held here today.
The workshop was held under the chairmanship of C L Sharma, Director Horticulture, Jammu.
While addressing a large gathering of farmers, C L Sharma elaborated the farming community in detail about the Central and UT sponsored schemes of the department especially Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP) with a motive to enhance the farmer’s income.
He urged the farming community to adopt modern and scientific agricultural techniques, which would significantly enhance production of horticulture and allied sectors.
Speaking on the occasion, Deepak Singha, an expert in Stone Fruit from Himachal Pradesh laid stress on area expansion with good planting material free from any pest diseases.
He was of the opinion that this area has good climatic conditions, suitable for cultivation of Stone fruits.
Chief Horticulture Officer, Rakesh Kotwal appealed the farmers to come forward, associate with the Horticulture Department and avail the benefits on different components viz: Bore Well, water harvesting tanks, Drip irrigation, Custom Hiring Centres, Vermicompost units, protected cultivation, tools and implements under various schemes for upliftment of their socio- economic status.
Later, fruit plants of different crops viz: Guava, Citrus, Bael, Aonla were also distributed among the farmers who participated in the programme.
Earlier, Director Horticulture felicitated Deepak Singha, Founder President, Stone Fruit Association, Himachal Pradesh.
The event saw a large number of participants, with a notable presence of unemployed youth, from Jammu, Samba and Kathua district underscoring the community’s keen interest in agricultural development.
Among others who attended the workshop included Vijay Rana, Pawan Thakur, DTO, Ajay Gupta, Sandeep Gupta, DLSMS, Arvind Verma, DLSMS, Puvinder Gupta, HDO, Pardeep Dingra, HDO and other officers / officials.
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