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| Govt committed to welfare of farmers: Advisor Kumar | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 23: Advisor to Governor, K Vijay Kumar attended an interactive session with the members of State Advisory Board for Development of Kissans at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture Science and Technology, here today.
The theme of today's meeting was to have a direct interaction with the Board so as to ascertain the Agriculture scenario in the State directly from farmers for better policy making.
The Advisor had a patient hearing of the issued raised by farmers.
Stating that the government is committed to empower farmers, the Advisor assured that the middlemen culture and black marketing in the sale of basmati rice shall never be allowed. He further said that the KCC Loans for farmers and green house concept shall be further strengthened.
He said that orders have been already passed to stop the encroachments of the Cooperative Stores at Jammu and vacate them from the encroachers immediately.
The Advisor said that the Government is committed in checking the inflow of spurious pesticides in the State. He further said that the cultivation of almonds in the State shall be encouraged and every possible help shall be given to its growers.
Meanwhile K Vijay Kumar, emphasized on adopting a holistic approach for sustainable development of the horticulture sector in the state.
The Advisor was chairing an interactive meeting with the officers of the Horticulture Department and its allied sectors at Fruit Mandi Complex Narwal here today.
Seeking details regarding the overall functioning of the Department, Managing Director Jammu & Kashmir Horticulture Produce Marketing Corporation (JKHPMC) Shafat Sultan presented a comprehensive PowerPoint presentation and apprised the Advisor about the functioning of the department.
The Advisor was apprised that the horticulture industry has the capacity to change the fortunes of not only the farming community but the entire State with its cascading benefits. He was informed that currently, horticulture sector of the state produces 600 metric tons of fruit but it has the capacity to produce 40,000 metric tons.
He was apprised that about statues of fruit mandies, core assets, staff strength, financial issues, various undergoing and proposed projects/programmes of the department. |
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