Continuing the collective efforts by the Agriculture Production and Farmer Welfare Department Kashmir and Border Security Force (BSF) for the development of border areas, a farmer outreach program was organized at chakwali Gurez with the aim to promote, organic farming for the cultivation of the different crops grown in the region.The program was jointly inaugurated by the Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal and Inspector General Border Security Force (BSF) Raja Babu Singh at Chakwali Gurez.
The program was attended by a huge gathering of farmers, officers from the Department and B.S.F.Sharing his thoughts I.G.BSF appreciated the coordinated effort by BSF and the Department of Agriculture Kashmir for the development of border areas and further pondered upon its need which will definitely create a difference and will serve the purpose. He said such farmer-centric programs for the people of border areas will continue in the coming days.
Expressing his views, the Director Agriculture Kashmir Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal highlighted various initiatives by the Department for the benefit of the farming community of border areas and assured full support to the farming community on all fronts. He marked the role of organic cultivation of Kala Zeera (Black Cumin), Potato, and other such crops for the economy of the region. Iqbal said the produce from the region is organic and the department has a multifaceted marketing policy in place so that the farmers could fetch attractive returns for their produce.
The Director said Department is vigorously working to imbibe the culture of organic cultivation in the area and marketing the crop production of the area so that the socio-economic transformation of the farmers of border areas like Gurez could be achieved. At the end various incentives like maize seeds, vegetable seeds, ploughs etc were distributed among the farmer in presence of DDC Tulail RaJa Ajaz and BDC Gurez Fahmida Bano Chief Agriculture Officer Bandipora Mohammad Muftaba Yehya and other senior officers were also present on the occasion.