Excelsior Correspondent
SAMBA, Sept 18: Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Samba under the administrative control of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology-Jammu (SKUAST-J), in collaboration with IFFCO, jointly organised one day workshop for the farmers at village and Panchayat Rarian in Vijaypur tehsil.
Dr K S Risam, Vice Chancellor SKUAST-J inaugurated the workshop and threw light on the various activities going on in the university and its constituents for the welfare of the farmers. He advised the farmers to take maximum benefit from the scientific staff of KVK. He also highlighted the importance of trees in producing oxygen and sequestering carbon dioxide.
Dr Vinod Gupta, Sr Scientist & Head, KVK Samba, in his technical address, discussed about the mandates and functions of KVK and impressed upon farming community to visit KVK regularly for updating their knowledge.
Earlier, Dr Sanjay Khajuria, Scientist, elaborated about the agrotechnology, economics and ecological importance of cultivating and planting shisham, tulsi, anardana, shami, neem and sukhchan in the district.
Swatanter Sharma, State Marketing Manager, IFFCO, J&K, who graced the occasion, urged upon the farmer community to take maximum benefit from the Kisan Call Centre on the contact number 18001801551 (toll free). He also promised the farmers to remain available for them for any type of help from IFFCO.
Range Forest officer, Purmandal, Mohd Saleem also spoke on the occasion and promised to provide every type of help to the KVK as and when required.
During the programme, Dr Abhay Sinha, Scientist, Agriculture Engineering demonstrated pit digger and its specifications. He also urged the farmers to go for farm mechanisation as there is acute shortage of labour in the district. Dr Saurav Gupta, Scientist, Entomology discussed in detail about the various harmful effects of pesticides which are used by the farmers in excess. He urged upon the farming community to go for IPM practices in different crops for maximum production.
More than 2000 healthy saplings of shisham, tulsi, anardana, shami, neem and sukhchan were also distributed among the farmers by the Vice Chancellor. Dr Neerja Sharma (Scientist, Horticulture), Dr Suraj Amrutkar (Scientist, Animal Science), Shalini, Sahil, S Pawandeep Singh, S Tajinder Singh actively participated to make the event successful. Sarpanch Rarian, Nirmla Devi presented vote of thanks.
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