50 fruit growers send on study tour

Jammu, Jan 18: Department of Horticulture, Jammu organized study tour of 50 fruit growers of Jammu district under the centrally sponsored scheme Horticulture Mission for North East and Himalayan States (HMNH) here today.
 Director Horticulture Jammu J. L. Sharma while interacting with the fruit growers before their departure advised them to take maximum benefit from this exposure visit. He urged upon them to interact with the progressive fruit growers of other parts of the district and try to learn the latest scientific techniques being adopted by them in their fields. He briefed the farmers about the benefits of Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation Systems especially in the kandi areas and advised them to avail incentives available with the department for irrigation systems under various centrally sponsored schemes, an official statement said.
 Director Horticulture further impressed upon the farmers to adopt Aloe-Vera cultivation in a big way as the District has immense potential for its cultivation and moreover special incentive @ Rs. 2250/- per kanal is available for the farmers in J&K for Aloe-Vera cultivation.

Lastupdate on : Tue, 18 Jan 2011 21:30:00 Makkah time
Lastupdate on : Tue, 18 Jan 2011 18:30:00 GMT
Lastupdate on : Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:00:00 IST



  • del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
  • Digg
  • TwitThis
  • Mixx
  • Technorati
  • Facebook
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • Google
  • LinkedIn
  • YahooMyWeb
  • Print News
  • YahooMyWeb

Code Image  Load New Code
Enter the Security code exactly as you see it in the image security code is CaSe SeNsItIvE(Cookies must be enabled)
  • MORE FROM BUSINESS

  • Kashmir

FAMILIES OF SLAIN HR DEFENDERS PIN HOPE ON UN RAPPORTEUR

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Jan 18: While the United Nations Rapporteur, Margaret Sekaggya is scheduled to visit Kashmir on Wednesday to assess the situation of human rights defenders, justice still eludes the families More


  • Srinagar City

3 held for eve teasing

Police seeks parents’ co-operation

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Jan 18: After months of apparent silence over eve-teasing on the Airport Road, the police Tuesday woke up to check the menace in the hub of coaching centres  there by detaining three of More



  • Jammu

Day 2: Interlocutors meet Guv, Tara

Visit Udhampur, interact with cross section of society

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Jan 18: The three-member Interlocutors’ panel appointed by the Government of India (GoI) on Tuesday evening met the Governor N N Vohra at Raj Bhavan here and briefed him about their interactions More


  • News in Brief

Zaffar Akbar Bhat produced before court

Srinagar, Jan 18: Jammu and Kashmir Salvation Movement incarcerated chairman Zaffar Akbar Bhat was presented before the court on Tuesday for hearing. “Zaffar is suffering from different ailments and More


  • Business

Kupwara tops NREGA implementation in Kashmir

60 lakh mandays created

SHAHID RAFIQ

Kupwara, Jan 18: Kupwara has secured top position in the implementation of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) during the ongoing financial year in Kashmir.  The district has created 60 More


  • News

Union Cabinet reshuffle today

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Jan 18: The much-talked about reshuffle and expansion of the Union Council of Ministers will take place at 5 PM tomorrow amidst indications that Salman Khurshid, Praful Patel and Jairam Ramesh More


ADD
Designed Developed and Maintaned By Imobisoft Ltd /Algosol Software Solutions