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AgroPolicy, Dairy, India, Sustainability

The event witnessed the participation of all the States and UTs and was graced with the presence of 15 Ministers of Animal Husbandry & Dairying and senior officers from all the states

Under the aegis of Azadi Kaa Amrit Mahotsav, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India, in collaboration with the Agriculture Production Department, Government of Jammu and Kashmir, celebrated World Milk Day at SKICC, Srinagar. On this occasion, a two-day summer meet for the animal husbandry and dairying sector was kicked off.

The programme was inaugurated by Parshottam Rupala, Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying in the presence of Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor, J&K, Dr Sanjeev Kumar Balyan, Minister of State of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying and Dr L. Murugan, Minister of State of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying and Information & Broadcasting. The event witnessed the participation of all the States and UTs and was graced with the presence of 15 Ministers of Animal Husbandry & Dairying and senior officers from all the states / UTs. More than 400 livestock farmers from various districts of Jammu and Kashmir participated in the event.

On the occasion, Parshottam Rupala, Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, underscored the importance of milk in Indian culture and tradition and said that India’s milk production is touching heights owing to the immense contributions by dairy farmers and agri-entrepreneurs. He also inaugurated the exhibition showcasing the achievements and programmes of the department.

He asked the states and Union Territories to emulate J&K’s aspiration of being number one in dairy products so that nations become number one in the world in this sector.

Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor Jammu & Kashmir, while thanking the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying for its unflinching support to boost the sector, said that the Union Territory has moved ahead on the path of peace and development. He said that the dairy sector has the potential to boost other sectors as well. The implementation of the Kisan Samparak Scheme has uplifted our marginal farmers and given a boost to our agri sector. It has not only helped in increasing average productivity but also in creating more and more jobs, he added.

Sinha said that the UT of J&K will be milk surplus in the coming five years as we have embarked on a journey of holistic development and this sector remains at the centre stage.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. L Murugan, MoS Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying and Information and Broadcasting said that World Milk Day is an occasion to celebrate and acknowledge the contributions of our dairy farmers, especially women whose contributions have made India the top milk producer in the world. He said that the dairy sector has empowered more than 80 million people in the country.

The event witnessed the participation of all

AgroPolicy, India, Sustainability, Vegetables

Farmers in the Srinagar district are adopting Vegetable Cultivation commercially

Implementing projects under the Holistic Agriculture Development Programme, especially in the vegetable sector, is expected to revolutionise Jammu and Kashmir’s vegetable sector, said Atal Dullo, Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Agriculture Production Department. Atal Dulloo visited vegetable growing areas of the Srinagar district including Maloora, Takanwari and adjacent parts to take stock of the agriculture scenario.

Dullo said that the poly houses being provided to farmers by the department have created several success stories. The scenario has changed and the results of different initiatives by the department are indeed encouraging and satisfactory. Farmers in the Srinagar district are adopting Vegetable Cultivation commercially, yielding tangible outcomes with the transformation of their living standards.

Dullo also visited the farms of a few progressive farmers in the area and held interaction with them. He sought feedback from them regarding various interventions by the Agriculture department.

Farmers in the Srinagar district are adopting

Agro Universities, AgroPolicy, People, R&D

The award was given at the 10th National Seminar on “Agriculture and More: Beyond 4.O

Dr Opinder Singh Sandhu, Assistant Professor (Soil Science), Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Jalandhar, Punjab Agricultural University, has bagged the ‘Young Scientist Award’ during the 10th National Seminar on “Agriculture and More: Beyond 4.O.” The event was organised by the Society for Community Mobilization for Sustainable Development (MOBILIZATION), New Delhi and Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Srinagar in collaboration with Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Jammu.

Dr Sandhu published his research work in reputed high impact factor journals along with many extension publications that earned him the said recognition of the society.

The award was given at the 10th