Awareness cum orientation programme regarding cultivation, processing and post harvest management of different aromatic cash crops under CSIR Aroma Mission was organised in Gurez valley of Bandipora district.
According to a statement, a large number of farmers from different villages of Gurez were informed about the opportunities and benefits for income generation and livelihood enhancement through cultivation of the target crops under the mission like lavender, mints, tagetus minuta etc.
The programme was jointly organized by CSIR Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu, KVK Bandipore and MARES of SKUAST-Kashmir.
Present on the occasion were Dr MH Samoon, Programme Coordinator KVK Bandipore, Dr Shahid Rasool, Coordinator Aroma Mission SKUAST Kashmir, Dr M Anwar Khan, Incharge MARES, Gurez and Scientists of KVK and MARES.