Hort Dept Organizes Awareness Camp

Jammu, Dec 29: In order to promote fruit and flower cultivation in the Khour block, Departments of Horticulture and Floriculture Jammu jointly organized One Day Farmers’ Awareness Camp under the centrally sponsored scheme Rashtrya Krishi Vikas Yojna (RKVY) today at Village Mallah, Khour block.
 
Director Horticulture, Jammu, Jadav Nath Sharma and Director Floriculture, Jammu, K. K. Sharma, were present on the occasion.

More than 200 farmers from the far-flung areas participated in the camp who were educated about the various developmental schemes of Horticulture and Floriculture Departments presently under implementation in the area, an official statement said.

While addressing the farmers, Director Horticulture, Jammu briefed them about various centrally sponsored schemes viz. Horticulture Mission for North East and Himalayan State (NMNH), National Mission on Medicinal Plants (NMMP), RKVY and District Plan Schemes and advised them to take maximum benefit from these schemes by availing incentives available under these schemes so that the fruit production of the region is increased and their socio-economic conditions are raised. About 500 plants of Aloe-Vera were distributed free of cost amongst the participating farmers by the Department of Horticulture.

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