Poonch Campus organizes ‘Farmer Classes’ for awareness on Sericulture

Students of Sericulture Deptt in Poonch Campus of JU during ‘Farmer Classes’.
Students of Sericulture Deptt in Poonch Campus of JU during ‘Farmer Classes’.

Excelsior Correspondent

POONCH, Jan 31: Poonch Campus of Jammu University organized “Farmer Classes” in the Department of Sericulture here today to aware farmers about the Sericulture being an agro based industry mainly operated by rural masses living in villages.
The Farmers Classes were organized on the direction of Director Poonch Campus, Prof Dipankar Sengupta. Students of M Sc Sericulture, Semester 1st and 3rd along with the teaching faculty of the Department of Sericulture attended the Farmer class.
The lecture was delivered by an expert farmer namely Gulab Din Janyar from Poonch. He delivered a detailed lecture on silkworm rearing, its importance, significance and precautions to be taken before and during rearing. He also interacted with the students and replied to their queries. He encouraged the students to participate actively in the same profession.
The lecture and interaction session lasted for one hour and the class ended as a successful one with the positive feedback of the students who said that such kind of classes should be arranged on regular basis.
Dr Suraksha Chanotra, Incharge Department of Sericulture presented the formal vote of thanks.