District Development Commissioner , Tariq Hussain Ganai today flagged off farmers tour from Horticulture Complex Ramban. The tour is being organised by Horticulture Department under MIDH and the farmers will visit different reputed horticulture institutions within the state like CITH, SUKAST Kashmir and department of horticulture. Major thrust of this visit will remain on dissemination of information on modern scientific know how and applied technology in horticulture sector. Speaking on the occasion, DDC stressed upon the farmers to take full advantage of such programmes. He further said that such programmes which benefit the farmers at large and help them in getting advance techniques of farming should be organized at regular intervals.
Chief Horticulture Officer, Mukesh Sharma, HDOs and other officers besides larger number of farmers were present on the occasion.