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| Director Horticulture Jammu visits Hiranagar to promote high-value crops | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 24: Director Horticulture Jammu visits Hiranagar Zone of District Kathua to Promote High-Value Horticultural Crops Kathua: Director Horticulture Jammu, Jenab Gul Syed, visited Hiranagar Zone of District Kathua, accompanied by Chief Horticulture Officer Kathua, Sh. Ashwani Sharma; Subject Matter Specialist (Pomology), Sh. Sandeep Gupta; Subject Matter Specialist (Entomology), Sh. Bharat Bhushan Pangotra; Assistant Director, Sh. Sunil Gupta; and the concerned Horticulture Development Officer of Hiranagar.
During the visit, the Director inspected strawberry plantations at Panchayat Chak Gopala and emphasised the promotion of strawberry cultivation as a remunerative cash crop to enhance farmers' income and strengthen their economic prospects. He encouraged farmers to explore high-value horticultural crops for better returns and livelihood opportunities.
The Director also visited Gangu Chak village to inspect citrus orchards and assess the status of citrus cultivation in the area. Later, he visited the Government Fruit Plant Nursery, Ladhwal, where he inspected the avocado mother block.
During the nursery inspection, the Director issued necessary instructions to the concerned officers and officials to strengthen propagation activities and ensure the production of quality planting material. He stressed the importance of improving nursery management and making quality planting material available to farmers to promote sustainable horticultural development in the region. |
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