 Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 2: A one day District Level fruit show cum seminar was organized by Department of Horticulture, Jammu at Government Model High School premises Satwari under Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture.
The District Level fruit show cum seminar was inaugurated by District Development Commissioner, Jammu Ajeet Kumar Sahu. Director Horticulture Jammu Anil Kumar Sharma, Director Research SKUAST-Jammu, Dr. V.K. Wali , ACD Jammu, BDO Mathwar, Chief NHPC, Provincial and others were also present on the occasion. Speaking on the occasion, the District Development Commissioner exhorted upon the orchardists to take up the horticulture activities on commercial lines to earn additional income as is being adopted by orchardists in other parts of the State.
Expressing satisfaction over the quality of fruit displayed at the stalls , he advised participants to take advantage of all the incentives being provided by the department.
While appreciating sizeable participation of women, he asked the to take up food processing and preservation activity of the department to their homes to encase the skill at domestic level. In order to promote systematic voters Education and Election participation (SVEEP) programme, a stall was also set up by Rural Development Department in the fruit show in which facilities of online registration, EVM training, Form-6 for registration of new voters, signature campaign/pledge to vote were provided. |
