JAMMU, MAY 11: State Agricultural Management and Extension
Training Institute (SAMETI-J) organized a three-day training programme on ‘Urban
Agriculture’ which concluded today at SKUAST-J Chatha.
Around 40 participants from Agriculture,
Horticulture, Floriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries department attended
the training programme.
Director SAMETI-J/Extension, Dr. K.S. Risam
emphasized upon participants for maximum interaction during training for
effectjammu ive awareness among urban people about ‘Urban
Agriculture’.
He also discussed characteristics,
multi-dimensions and different Urban Agriculture production systems.
Head Vegetable science and Floriculture, Dr. R.K
Gupta delivered a lecture on container gardening for growing vegetables and
herbs under urban agriculture.
Prof. Environmental sciences, Dr. Raj Kumar Rampal
emphasized that urban waste management, its proper disposal and treatment will
definitely reduce health hazard and provide manure, electricity and gas at
cheaper rates to urban poor families.
Professor Extension Education SKUAST-J, Dr.
Rajinder Peshin, emphasized on "Extension strategies for promotion of
Urban Agriculture"
Other experts Dr. Rama Kant Sharma, Dr. Kiran Kour,
Dr. Sahar Masud, Dr. Nazam Khan, Sunil Kakru and Puja Nayyar spoke on
hydroponic food/fodder production, prospects of fruit cultivation in urban
areas, potential of ornamental flowers/plants, urban Animal Husbandry
challenges and potential of ornamental fisheries which will
help in poverty alleviation, food security, and local economic development.
The participants were also taken for an exposure
visit to Raj Bhawan Jammu to acquaint them with the cultivation of the fruit
Orchard, Cactus Garden and Flowering plants and also polyhouse cultivation of
Cucumber, Tomato, Capsicum and Nursery seedlings in waste plastic cups in
complex of Directorate of Agriculture Jammu.
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