Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 8: A meeting of the flower seed suppliers, growers and marketers was organized today by the Department of Floriculture here.
The meeting was chaired by Director Floriculture Jammu, AK Gupta and attended by progressive flower growers from different districts of Jammu Division including Jammu, Samba, Kathua, and Bhaderwah district.
The meeting was aimed at easing out the growers’ difficulties in purchasing hybrid flower seeds. During the meeting, the Director asked the growers to make interactions with the seed suppliers like Befo Sheetal, KT Enterprises and Sacata.
Rajesh Bittu, chairman, J&K Cooperative Union, Kulbushan Khajuria, president, J&K EIDA and Tejinder Singh, president, J&K Flower Growers’ Association along with the officers of Floriculture Department including SK Sultan, Floriculture Officer Jammu, DV Gupta, Nodal Officer CSS, Ishtiaq Ahmed Malik, Assistant Floriculture Officer, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu, Rakesh Kumar Sharma AFO (HQ) and Sunil Singh, AFO Kathua, attended the meeting.
Also the progressive flower growers, Hans Raj Sharma, Joginder Lal Sharma and Rajiv Chowdhary attended the meeting.
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