Anantnag December 10 (KNS): In an effort to enhance agricultural awareness and empower local farmers community Agriculture Department today organized Farmers Awareness Camp at Subhanpora,Anantnag.DeputyCommissioner (DC) Anantnag SF.Hamid and Director Agriculture Kashmir presided over the programme
The event aimed to provide valuable insights, disseminate information on modern farming practices, and foster a collaborative platform for farmers.A large number of local farmers participated and Sanction letters were also distributed among several progressive farmers under HADP in various projects.
Deputy commissioner on the occasion said that under the Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP) a multi-dimensional project is being implemented by the Agriculture Department for the promotion and development of the Vegetable sector in the region. He said the vegetable sector has a huge potential for revenue and employment generation.
DC impressed upon the young farmers, agri-preneurs to take advantage of the different projects under HADP and contribute to the development of the agriculture economy. He said that young educated farmers are doing a good job and the trend is encouraging indeed.
Director Agriculture Kashmir while speaking, exhorted that implementation of developmentmental programmes especially HADP is expected to transform farm economy of Anantnag District. He said that the strategic climate and bioresource diversity of Anantnag can be harnessed by
enabling policy support system that focuses on use of technology, knowledge
and capital investment through promotion of secondary agriculture, value
addition and processing, diversification, market linkages, capacity building and
resilience of farming systems.
The Chief Agriculture Officer Ananatnag expresses gratitude to the local farming community for their enthusiastic participation and engagement. He said that Agriculture Department is committed to empower farmers with the knowledge and tools necessary for a sustainable and prosperous agricultural future.(KNS)