RAMBAN | OCT 29
The chief secretary, C.Phunsog inspected advanced centre for Horticulture development at Ramban today. He was accompanied by Director Horticulture M.S Qasba.
According to press release Ramban Farm is known for production of quality fruit plant material multiplication of plant material under controlled conditions. Fruit Plants of conventional and exotic cultivators are multiplied at the farm. Colonel root stocks including dwarf, semi-dwarf, vigorous kinds of Apple, Pear, Peach, Plum, Cherry, Quince, grafted and budded walnuts besides different cultivators of Kiwi, Pomegranate, Strawberry and Olive are produced at the farm.
Chief Secretary had a round of the farm and director gave brief resume of the developmental activities going on at the farm development of horticulture in the division. Qasba informed the C.S that during the current year 40000 exotic olive plants are being distributed in different parts of the state. 3,00,000 Strawberry runners, 10000 fruit plants of Kiwi Apple Apricot, Pear, Peach, Cherry, etc. and 24,000 colonel root stocks of Apple, Quince, Cherry and Plum are also being distributed.
He also inspected hi-tech green house installed at the Farm where quality fruit plant material is raised under controlled conditions. He also inspected the Olive Oil Extraction Mill installed under Indo-Italian Olive development project.
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