Asks officers to work shoulder to shoulder with the farmers for the overall development of Agriculture sector.
Srinagar, Nov 25: Director Agriculture Kashmir Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today visited different areas of district Baramulla. He interacted with the farmers of different villages of Barmulla district and monitored the various agriculture activities in the district. He met with the farmers of different areas on field and took on spot feedback regarding the various interventions introduced by the Department and adopted by the farmers of the area.
Speaking on the occasion Director Agriculture assured the farmers that the Department is committed to provide every possible technical guidance to them during various agriculture activities. He asked the farmers to strictly follow the instructions and guidance provided to them by the department (Extension workers). He said that the Department is endeavoring to provide with the farmers the latest technological interventions during the cultivation of different agriculture crops so that the good returns could be fetched and socio economic transformation of the farming community of the region could be achieved.
Chowdhary Iqbal directed the concerned officers of the Department to assist and facilitates the farmers during different post harvest management activities and winter cultivation of different agriculture crops. He asked the officers to work shoulder to shoulder with the farming community of the region. Earlier Director Agriculture distributed Knapsack Sprayers among the farmers.
Later on Director Agriculture visited under construction Tissue culture laboratory which is being established (in private sector) at Pattan. Director Agriculture was accompanied by Deputy Director Agriculture (central)Wahid-ul-reham, Chief Agriculture Officer Baramulla Yadwinder singh, Water use specialist Nelofar Qureshi and other senior officers of the department.
