Progressive farmers

J&K administration under different schemes is trying to make the farmers prosperous.

Recently, the Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Agriculture Production Department held a brief interaction with the local progressive farmers under HADP and sought feedback regarding their achievements in the sector.

He asked the officers to ensure that the benefit of all schemes related to agriculture and allied sectors should percolate to all eligible and deserving farmers across the district. He added that increasing productivity, production and farmer income is among the top priorities of the UT administration.

Elaborating further, he said that imparting training to the budding farmers should be of pivotal importance for the district administration.

Dr Syed Sehrish, while addressing the event, said that the hospital  is expected to serve the farmers of the area rearing milch animals by providing them better services thus fulfilling the increasing demand for modern animal care and treatment.

She briefed that district administration is carrying out various training programmes on “Holistic Agriculture Development Plan”  during which people are being educated about various departmental schemes like KCC, Cattle Insurance, Dairy Development schemes etc.