The Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today kick-started sale of onion seedling at Kitchen Garden Lalmandi, Srinagar. During interaction with the farmers and kitchen garden lovers, the Director said that the Department is vigorously enduring to attract more and more farmers and kitchen garden lovers towards the vegetable sector.
“Today in the first phase we are distributing 4 lakh onion seedlings among the farmers”, he added. Director said that department is producing seedlings of different vegetable crops in hi-tech poly houses under controlled conditions in all the districts of Kashmir division and the seedlings would be distributed among the farming community of the region in a phased manner so that the produce reaches market in a way where it could fetch the farmer maximum possible returns.
Chowdhary Iqbal said the department is producing vegetable seedlings in consonance with the market demand for the produce. He expressed satisfaction and said that the Department is working to ensure that maximum area could be brought under different crops during Rabi season.
He said to link the produce with the market chain and to maintain its connectivity, the department has already formulated a strategy so that the farmers’ interests could be served and secured. Director appreciated the efforts of the officers and staff of hi-tech poly houses at Kitchen garden Lalmandi, Srinagar.