Sher-i-Kashmir University of Agriculture Science and Technology (SKUAST), Kashmir to promote organic vegetable production around Dal Lake and other water bodies of the state.
This was stated by the vice chancellor of SKUAST-K NazeerAhmed during the 57th research council meeting (Kharif) of the university heldat the Shalimar campus on Friday.
The vice chancellor, according to a varsity spokesperson,advised the scientists of the university to focus on value addition and qualityimprovement of crops and commodities. He also advised the scientists toprioritise their research programmes based on the needs of the society andinitiate efforts to promote organic agriculture in different pockets of thestate particularly around Dal Lake and other major water bodies.
He asked researchers and extension scientists to work incollaboration with development departments to show cause technologicalimprovements. Nazeer also desired HoDs for compilation of recommendations ofconcluded research council projects for the benefit of farming community.
Further congratulating the scientists and students ofdifferent faculties for their academic and research achievements by baggingdifferent fellowships at National and International level. Prof.
Prof Nazeer appreciated the breeders of the university fordeveloping eight new varieties of different crops which shall be submitted soonto state seed committee for release. He informed the house that the scientistsof the university through their hard work during last six months were able tofile five patents in different products and processes.
Earlier, director research of SKUAST-K, M Saleem Mir, highlighted the research attainments andspelled out the university’s outreach programme at national and internationallevel besides details of external funded projects submitted to differentfunding agencies of the country.
The meeting was attended by directors and deans, officers ofthe line departments and heads of the divisions of the university. The feedbackreceived from development departments was critically discussed and were takenup under research and extension programmes.
Vice-Chancellor also released three manuals and fivepamphlets enlisting overview of baby corn cultivation, high altitude purplemaize, low cost rearing huts and polyhouse technologies for mass multiplicationof mulberry plants.