Director Agriculture visits Seed Multiplication Farms of South Kashmir

Srinagar, Director Agriculture Kashmir Chowdhary Mohammad
Iqbal visited different Seed Multiplication Farms including (Potato Seed
Development Farm Kalnag Kokernag, Seed Multiplication Farm Rampur Mattan
etc.) of South Kashmir.
During the visit while interacting with the concerned officers and technical staff
of the said farms Director Agriculture said that Seed Multiplication Farms are the
most important assets with the Department and in order to achieve the target of
self reliance in the field of seed production, to reduce the dependence on seed
coming from outside union territory and assured seed availability to the farming
community of the union territory with respect to all the crops grown in the
region, Department is committed to promote these seed multiplication farms on
modern scientific lines.
Mr. Chowdhary asked the concerned officers to adopt latest standard
interventions in the sector of seed production so that the Department could meet
out the demand for different types of seeds and could ensure the availability of
seed to the farmers in sufficient quantity and at right time.
We are committed to attract more and more young educated minds towards
agriculture sector and to do so these seed multiplication farms could play an
important role, he said and added.
Director Agriculture exhorted on the concerned officer and farm managers to
invite farmers and agri entrepreneurs to these farms and hold demonstration
sessions with them so that the modern trends and technology in this trade could
be transmitted to the gross root level in a comprehensive manner.
During the visit, Director was accompanied by Deputy Director Law Enforcement
Mohammad Younis Chowdhary, Potato Development Officer Waheed-ur-Rehman
and other senior officers of the Department.