She held interaction with vegetable farmers and agri-preneurs of different areas of the district. Interacting with farmers, the Mission Director reiterated departments commitment to socio-economic development of the farming community of UT of J&K. She highlighted the importance of HADP and asked the farmers to come forward and avail the benefits of this scheme.
The Mission Director directed the concerned officers to ensure maximum awareness among the farming community across the UT regarding the projects implemented under HADP. Earlier, Mission Director visited vegetable mandi at Directorate of Agriculture Lal Mandi here and inspected vegetable stalls and community seed bank. She also held interactions with progressive farmers.
The Mission Director also released a book on PGS INDIA Organic Certification on the occasion. Director Agriculture Kashmir Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal, Joint Directors, Sectoral officers, Chief Agriculture officer Srinagar and other senior officers of the department were present on the occasion.