Shopian, Aug 2: The Additional Deputy Commissioner, Shopian, Mushtaq Ahmed Simnani in presence of DDC Chairman, Bilqees Jan, DDC Members and Assistant Commissioner, Revenue, Shahbaz Ahmed Bodha kickstarted sale of Hi-Tech vegetable seedlings (Cauliflower, Cabbage, etc) at Green House Mini Secretariat, Shopian today.
The sale witnessed huge rush of vegetable growers from Shopian and adjacent areas.
Interacting with the growers, the ADC said that the department is committed to promote the Kitchen Garden Scheme and aims at providing quality vegetable seedlings to the growers so that surplus vegetables are exported. He said that the department is providing quality and healthy seedlings to growers and makes vegetable growing sector a remunerative venture.
ADC said it is the endeavor of the department to provide vegetable seedling on genuine rates, besides its early distribution thus saving the time for growing such seeds in the open field.
He impressed the officers to promote the kitchen gardening in such a way that growers get more and more benefits from the scheme at their doorsteps.He said vegetable production not only contributes to the daily consumption of population, but it can be adopted for commercial purpose as well.
He said vegetable cultivation has a good potential of employment generation and the unemployed youth of the district with the help of modern technology and suitable agro-climatic conditions for vegetable cultivation in the Valley, can take it to new heights.
Besides, Chief Agriculture Officer, Shopian, Sateesh Sharma,other concerned officers and officials of Agriculture Department Shopian were also present on the occasion.
