Director Agriculture Production & Farmers Welfare Jammu Anil Gupta today inaugurated the first picking of exotic vegetables being cultivated under protected conditions at Krishi Bhawan, Talab Tillo, Jammu.
Tomatoes, red and yellow bell peppers have been grown under a Naturally Ventilated Polygreen House (NVPGH) structure using advanced vegetable cultivation practices. The initiative has been undertaken for demonstration and popularisation of protected cultivation technologies among farmers.
Joint Director Agriculture (SLUB/Farms), Aman Jyoti Sharma, Agronomist (Vegetable Improvement Scheme), Vikas Padha, Agriculture Economist, Tilak Raj Sharma, Farm Manager Chinore, Verinder Dogra, Assistant Botanist, Ajeet Singh besides other senior officers and staff of the Vegetable Improvement Scheme were present on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, the Director Agriculture emphasised the need to promote the cultivation of exotic and high-value vegetables under protected and controlled conditions to ensure round-the-year production and enhanced income for farmers. Director Anil Gupta further highlighted that round-the-year production of vegetables under controlled conditions not only ensures stable supply to the market but also reduces dependence on seasonal cultivation. He urged the officers of the department to intensify awareness and demonstration programmes so that more farmers are encouraged to adopt protected cultivation practices.
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