Deputy Commissioner Kulgam, Showkat Aijaz Bhat today flagged off a group of 100 orchardists on an exposure tour from Mini Secretariat Kulgam to CITH Rangreeth, Srinagar and COE, Zawoora, Srinagar.Chief Horticulture Officer Kulgam Mushtaq Ahmad Wani and other officers and officials of Horticulture department were present on the occasion.The tour is being organized by Department of Horticulture, district Kulgam under MIDH scheme.On the occasion, the DC in his interaction with the orchardists said that the tour has been organized for acquainting them with modern techniques of commercial horticulture, emerging trends in horticulture farming and cultivation of different fruit trees on scientific lines.He impressed upon the farmers to interact with the scientists, experts and extension functionaries to enhance their technical skills in the field of integrated horticulture farming and to adopt the advanced technology for cultivation of latest, hybrid and high yielding fruit trees.On the occasion, the DDC also distributed free toolkits free among orchardists.