The Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal today visited Seed Multiplication Farm (SMF) Allowpora, Shopian and inspected different blocks of the farm besides taking stock of different activities.
While interacting with the staff and technical experts of Allowpora Farm, Director Agriculture said that the Department from last two years has started an initiative and is endeavouring to optimize the utility of Departmental farms to attain self reliance in the field of seed requirement for Kashmir Division.
He said the department has already fixed bench marks and targets for every departmental farm in the valley so far as the production of different kinds of seeds is concerned and after visiting different farms during the recent times he expressed satisfaction and optimism that it could achieve those targets in an effective manner.
Director Agriculture appreciated the efforts of the concerned officers and technical experts of Allowpora Farm and asked them to work with close coordination so that this Farm could achieve new heights in the years to come.