Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 29: Professor B N Tripathi, Vice-Chancellor of SKUAST-Jammu, chaired 11th Extension Education Council meeting of the university, which was held here today.
The statutory meeting is a regular feature wherein scientists of the university, officers from the line departments, experts in the field of agriculture and veterinary sciences and progressive farmers take stock of the extension activities of the previous year and formulate action plan of the extension activities of next year.
On the onset, Dr Amrish Vaid, Director Extension, SKUAST-Jammu, briefed the participants about the extension activities undertaken by SKUAST-Jammu during the current year.
Speaking on the occasion, Professor B N Tripathi laid emphasis on proper implementation of centrally sponsored schemes, mainly for augmenting the income of the farm households. He stressed upon the University Scientists and provisional heads of the line departments to further strengthening of coordination between the research and extension agencies for boosting agricultural productivity in the Jammu division.
He also stressed upon the participants to have more interaction for chalking\ out the strategies for enhancing agricultural production and economic return to the farmers of the region. He emphasized for developing road map for long term coordinated efforts of university and allied development departments.
Dr Hema Tripathi, National Coordinator, ICAR, New Delhi, in her expert remarks, suggested documentation of farmers experiences and understanding their indigenous knowledge.
She suggested for coordination and cooperation of SKUAST-Jammu and departments for timely transfer of technology among farmers. Emphasizing the importance of enhancing the university’s visibility, she stressed the necessity of making farm literature available on the website in Hindi and Dogri, along with showcasing success stories. She underscored the need to develop an e-extension portal for comprehensive dissemination of information, ensuring all details are uploaded to the platform.
G A Sofi, Secretary (T), Govt of J&K UT, in his remarks, advocated for promotion of goat and sheep among marginal and small farmers.
The meeting was attended by the Statutory officers of the University, Director(s) of field Departments and progressive farmers. Proceedings of the program were conducted by Dr Pawan K Sharma. Dr. Jasbir Singh Manhas and Dr Anil Bhat were the repporteurs.
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