To acquaint farmers with the modern farming practices, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Shopian, Sachin Kumar Vaishya today flagged off a group of 29 progressive farmers for an exposure tour to Central Institute of Horticulture, Budgam.The tour was organised under the National Mission for Agricultural Extension and Technology, to enable farmers to learn techniques and latest methodology of farming so that they are able to increase production to redouble their income.Interacting with the farmers, the DC urged upon them to learn the latest technologies and adopt it in their fields to enhance production by ways of scientific methods and practices to boost the economy of the district.He stressed on adopting the latest technology in the farming sector so that the mission of sustainable agricultural farming is ensured.