Scientific Advisory Committee meeting of KVK held in Pulwama

Pulwama: Hon’ble Vice-chancellor, Prof. Nazeer Ahmad, SKUAST – Kashmir, Officers of the line departments and progressive farmers were present on the occasion, besides Prof. Afifa S. Kamili, Director Extension, Associate Director Extension, Heads of various divisions and Scientists of SKUAST-Kashmir and Programme Coordinators of different KVK’s.

Dr Fayaz A. Misger, Programme Coordinator, KVK-Pulwama presented the annual report of the year 2015 which was highly appreciated by the Hon’ble Vice-chancellor and Director Extension.

During the meeting, the success story of an educated farm youth who has adopted an integrated farming system under the technical guidelines of the KVK and generated employment not only for himself but for others also was visualized on the occasion.

Hon’ble Vice-chancellor has encouraged the practice and stressed to encourage the unemployed youth for the establishment of such type of employment-generating units.

Farmers discussed their problems and officers of the line departments also shared their field experiences with the scientists and provided feedback to the KVK for their solutions.

Some progressive farmers of the area put forward some problems for which threadbare discussions were carried out by scientists and for solving the problems, future strategies were taken into consideration.

Officers of the development departments presented their views for the overall benefit of the farmers. The Hon’ble Vice-chancellor stressed disseminating knowledge to the farmers about the techniques of grading and packing apples, increasing in production of A-grade apples and valuing the addition of C-grade for enhancing their income.

Propagation of plant material of almond and walnut and saffron corms for its popularization among the farmers on the basis of modern scientific line.

Director Extension assured the farmers that the activities of this KVK shall be geared up for the maximum benefit to the farming community. Meanwhile, some booklets and folders were released and distributed among the participants.