Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 11: Dr Vivak M. Arya, Asstt. Professor, of SKUAST-Jammu, got Best Research Paper Award in national conference on ‘Innovative Technological Interventions for Doubling Farmers Income, organized by Society for Integrated Development of Agriculture, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences (SIDAVES).
The award was presented by Vice Chancellor of SKUAST -J, Prof P K Sharma, during the valedictory function. The paper was co authored by Dr Vikas Sharma, Dr K R Sharma and Ajay Thakur. Entitled “Effect of soil conservation modules on SQI in rainfed orchards of Jammu”, it was presented under the theme Land and water resources conservation and management.
The paper discussed about the importance of climate resilient agriculture practices especially in context of changing climate and for maintaining soil quality. It examines the ecological and economic costs and benefits, as well as the climatic adaptation of conservation practices in Shiwaliks. It suggests solution to the issues pertaining to the extreme weather events and changing pattern of horticulture and agriculture in rainfed farming areas of Jammu.
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