Advisor Skandan inaugurates mega Kisan Mela at Budgam

Advisor to Governor, K Skandan, today inaugurated one-day mega Kisan Mela under centrally-sponsored Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA) scheme at Sports Stadium Budgam.

Besides farmers, the Mela organised by District AgricultureOfficer (Extension) was attended by agriculture experts and scientists from theValley.

   

On the occasion, Advisor Skandan said the Government istaking several steps like PM Kisan programme and other welfare initiatives todouble the farmers’ income by 2022. He said besides schemes and soil healthcards, the farmers need various other inputs and techniques to increase theirproduction.

He suggested the Agriculture Department arrange interactionbetween progressive farmers and other farmers so that the later too would getacquaintance with the government schemes.

Saying that the Government is very serious to double thefarmers’ income, he said the Government will do everything possible for thebetterment of the farmer community in Kashmir.

Speaking on the occasion, District Development CommissionerBudgam, Syed Sehrish Asgar, said that the Agriculture Department and thedistrict administration are working shoulder-to-shoulder for the betterment offarmer community in the district.

Director Agriculture Kashmir, Syed Altaf Aijaz Andrabi saidthe Department has taken various initiatives both under centrally andstate-sponsored schemes to upgrade the agricultural scene in Kashmir. He saidthat the mechanization in agriculture has remained a key in the doubling offarmers’ income.

Earlier, the Advisor, who was also chief guest on theoccasion, inspected different stalls put up at the Mela to showcase thedifferent agricultural and its allied departments’ products and activities.

The Advisor inspected stalls of vermin-compost model unit,hybrid crops, button mushroom, seed production, fertilizer, orgainc, farmmachinery, soil testing laboratory equipments, terrace farming, soil erosionmodel, scented herbs and plants stall like Salvia, Aster, Dahlia, Antirrhinum,Zinnia, organic model village, etc. He also inspected the stalls put up byseveral female entrepreneurs and also held interaction with the youngentrepreneurs.

On the occasion, the Advisor was briefed about theimportance of the Mela in making the people especially farmers of the districtaware about the Government schemes, latest technology and good practices forprogressive farming to boost their production.

The Advisor was told that Budgam district is self-sufficientin vegetable production, besides exporting large quantities of veggies to otherdistricts of Kashmir.

Later, the Advisor released two booklets ‘Munfarid ZaraiyHidayaat’ and ‘Studying Document on Doubling Farmers Income by 2022 in KashmirDivision.’

Chief Agriculture Officer, Shabir Ahmed Allaqband and otherconcerned were also present on the occasion.

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