Dir Agri Kashmir kick starts distribution of vegetable seedlings at Kitchen Garden
Srinagar
SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 22: The Director
Agriculture Kashmir Mohammad Ilyas Khateeb
today kick-started sale of vegetable seedlings at Kitchen Garden
Lalmandi, Srinagar.
During interaction with the farmers
and kitchen garden lovers, the Director said that the department is vigorously
enduring to attract more and more farmers and kitchen garden lovers towards the
vegetable sector.
Director said that department is
producing seedlings of different vegetable crops in hi-tech poly houses under
controlled conditions in all the districts of Kashmir division and the
seedlings would be distributed among the farming community of the region in a
phased manner so that the produce (vegetables ) reaches market in a way where
it could fetch the farmer maximum possible returns.
He said department is producing
vegetable seedling in consonance with the market demand for the produce.
Khateeb said that the department is
working to ensure that maximum area could be brought under different crops
during the Kharief season.
To link the produce with the market chain
and to maintain its connectivity, the department has already formulated a
strategy so that the farmers interests could be served and secured, he added.
He
said that the Department is committed to produce quality seedling of
different vegetable crops, as quality seedling plays a key role in the overall
success of an agriculture enterprise.
Director Agriculture was accompanied
by Joint Director Agriculture (ext) Mr.
Sartaj Ahmad Shah and some other officers of the departments.