Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 14: Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura today flagged-off two groups of farmers from Jammu Division for participation in Krishi Unnati Mela IARI Pusa New Delhi being held from March 15 to 17 and Kissan Mela on March 15, at KVK Gurdaspur, Punjab respectively.
The Minister also flagged-off a group of 30 progressive vegetable growers of Block Marh under Chief Minister’s Special Project-Intensive Vegetable Development Cluster to Punjab Agriculture University Ludhiana for a study visit.
Interacting with the farmers, Hanjura urged them to take full advantage of the tour and extensively interact with the experts to knowhow the latest and innovative techniques in farming and enhancing the crop production. He impressed upon them to get themselves equipped with the knowledge and latest technical know-how for boosting the productivity by adopting the multi-cropping system.
He said that the main objective of such visits is to acquaint the farmers with latest techniques, methods and machinery to be used for agricultural activities and enhancing the efficiency, general awareness of cash crops, saving time and money through improved practices by the farming community and such opportunities definitely prove quite useful for them.
The Minister said Government always gives thrust for organizing such interactive inter-State, inter-region tours for the farmers on regular basis to instill exposure of latest equipment, fertilizers, organic farming, water conservation, vegetable cultivation and marketing to increase their income. He hoped that the visiting farmers will avail benefits of the study tour and attain technical knowhow about modern farming.
On the occasion, the farmers put forth some demands including waiving off KCC loans, up-gradation of irrigation facilities, and implementation of Crop Insurances Scheme and Old Age Scheme for farmers. The Minister gave them patient hearing and assured to examine these on merit.
Director Agriculture Jammu, Joint Director of Agriculture (Extension) Jammu, besides other senior officers of the department were also present on the occasion.
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