Agriculture Dept celebrates World Soil day
To mark the World Soil Day, the soil survey office of Agriculture Department Kashmir has organised a workshop/seminar here at Lalmandi on Saturday.
Post by on Saturday, December 5, 2020
 Srinagar, Dec 05: To mark the World Soil
Day, the soil survey office of Agriculture Department Kashmir has organised a
workshop/seminar here at Lalmandi on Saturday.
 Main aim of celebrating World Soil Day is
to focus attention on the importance of healthy soil and to advocate the
sustainable management of soil resources for food secure future. The theme of
the Day was “ Keep soil alive, protect soil bio diversity’’
 It was given out on the occasion that the
department of agriculture has taken various initiatives for preserving and
analysing the soil as the soil is the symbol of fertility and the origin of
life and basis of food production. The speakers said that the department is
committed to achieve the target of 100 % of soil testing within the
stipulated time.
 Senior officers of different wings of the
department were present and spoke on the subject on the occasion.
