Early Times Report JAMMU, June 23: For promoting pulse cultivation in District Kishtwar, Krishi Vigyan Kendra Kishtwar, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu today laid out Front Line Demonstrations (FLDs) on Mash Crop in an area of 200 Kanal in Village Dhar Panchayat Khori of the District. The FLD programme was conducted under the guidance of Dr JP Sharma, Vice Chancellor SKUAST Jammu. Dr Narinder Paul incharge scientist KVK Kishtwar organized the programme under the supervision of Dr SK Gupta Director Extension SKUAST Jammu. Lorine Kouser, AEO Kandani, Safia Jan Dev JAEO, Sanjeev Gupta JAEO, Narinder Gupta AEA, Vishal Kumar AEA collaborated with KVK for laying out the demonstrations. Critical inputs of the Mash crop were distributed among 80 farmers of the village. The participants were also trained about scientific cultivation and agronomic practices of mash. Shakuntla Devi, Sarpanch Khori hailed the efforts of KVK for reaching to the farmers of far-flung area of the District and adopting the village for promotion of pulse cultivation. Rajkumar, Akhtar Hussain, Des Raj, Noor Hussain, Bal Krishan and other farmers of the village participated in the programme. |