Experts
hold interactive session with farmers
Floriculture sector in JK has immense growth
potential: Javaid Mustafa Mir
JAMMU, MARCH 13: Minister
for Disaster Management, Relief Rehabilitation & Reconstruction and
Floriculture, Javaid Mustafa Mir along with Minister of State for Education,
Tourism, Floriculture and Parks, Priya Sethi today attended the State cum
District Level Commercial Floriculture event here at Gulshan Ground, Police
Auditorium.
Vice Chairman, J&K State Advisory Board for
Development of Kisans, Daljit Singh Chib, Commissioner, Secretary, Khurshid
Ahmad Shah, Director Floriculture, Jammu, BabilaRakwal besides Districts
officers of floriculture department were present on the occasion.
The
daylong event commenced with the inauguration of exhibition by the Ministers
where stalls were installed by various departments and organizations to display
the varied floriculture products, flowers, tools, sprayers and many alike.
Speaking on the occasion, Minister for Disaster
Management, Relief Rehabilitation & Reconstruction and Floriculture, Javaid
Mustafa Mir said that the state of J&K has immense potential for growth in
floriculture sector and called for collective efforts by the department and the
farmers to tap its potential to the optimal.
The Minister said that the floriculture is the face
of J&K and further stressed on strengthening the floriculture sector in the
state.
The government has initiated several projects on
the line of national and international level concepts to develop the parks, the
Minister said, adding that, a component of physical activities such as gyms to
be included in the development plan of parks.
The Minister appreciated the working of the
floriculture department and said that everyone associated with the floriculture
is making its contribution to develop the floriculture sector in the state.
Javaid Mustafa Mir asked the farmers who are engage
in other type of farming to adopt floriculture for an alternate source of
income.
The Minister welcomed the idea for facilitating the
employees and said that such gestures proved to be a motivational force and
results in more efficient working.
During her address, Minister of State for
Education, Tourism, Floriculture and Parks, Priya Sethi stressed on the need to
draft the floriculture policy, establishing centre of excellence for
floriculture and add on market value to make the floriculture sector a more
lucrative option for the farmers.
She further exhorted upon the adoption of
integrated farming concept and said that the state government will take all the
necessary measures required to expand the scale of the floriculture in J&K.
Priya asked the concerned officers to ensure that
the centrally sponsored schemes must reach the beneficiaries. She said that the
farmers in the state needs handholding and a right guiding force and asked the
concerned to impart proper training to the farmers and aware them about various
productive opportunities of flower farming.
During the event, the Experts briefed the farmers
who came in large numbers from across the state about the commercial aspects of
the floriculture and held an interactive session with them. Documentary
showcasing the floriculture sector of Jammu region was also screened during the
event. Farmers also provided with an opportunity to share their experience in
varied nature of flower farming.
Unveiling
of the logo for the floriculture department remained one of the main highlights
of the event. Officials and gardeners of floriculture department were
facilitated by the dignitaries for putting in dedicated efforts in decorating
Assembly and Council during Budget Session.
Later, the Ministers flagged off a refrigerated van
for Doda region fulfilling the commitment made by the Chief Minister Mehbooba
Mufti for providing the transportation facility for flower growers of the said
region.
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