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| Agri Minister stresses professionalism among technocrats | | | Early Times report
JAMMU, SEPTEMBER 04 (INFO)- Minister for Agriculture, Sericulture and CAD, Mr. Ghulam Hassan Mir has exhorted upon the agricultural technocrats to bring professional excellence in their working to take the state toward the goal of food sufficiency. The implementation of latest researches in the field of quality seeds production, fertilizers, pesticides and agriculture engineering are instrumental in this.
The Minister said this while addressing the Agriculture Officers after inspecting various wings of the department at Krishi Bhawan, Talab Tillo. He exhorted upon the Agriculture officers to gear up for the upcoming Rabi crop as the Kharief failure has brought miseries for the farming community and keep no stone un-turned to make the coming Rabi, a bumper crop. He also took stock of the seed and fertilizer position of the department and directed to provide timely seeds and fertilizers to the far-flung and hilly areas where the sowing of Rabi starts in ending September.
Mr. Mir also disclosed that Special Girdawari has been ordered in the drought hit areas and affected farmers will be provided relief out of calamity relief fund. He said that the optimum utilization of the existing infrastructure is imperative for ensuring food security, for this, he directed Director Agriculture to ensure that every field functionary of the department reaches at his place of posting and provides the requisite guidance to the farmers followed by regular monitoring by the senior officers.
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