Director Agri kick-starts vegetable seedling distribution at Kitchen Garden Sgr

Srinagar, Feb 22: The Director Agriculture Kashmir Mohammad Ilyas Khateeb Saturday kick-started sale of vegetable seedlings at Kitchen Garden Lalmandi, Srinagar.
During interaction with the farmers and kitchen garden lovers, Director Agriculture said that department is vigorously enduring to attract more and more farmers and kitchen garden lovers towards the vegetable sector.
Director Agriculture 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 (vegetables) reaches market in a way where it could fetch the farmer maximum possible returns. Director agriculture said department is producing vegetable seedling in consonance with the market demand for the produce.
“Director agriculture expressed satisfaction and said that department is working to ensure that maximum area could be brought under different crops during Kharief season,” he said. 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 Agriculture said that department is committed to produce quality seedling of different vegetable crops, as quality seedling plays a key role in the overall success of an agriculture enterprise.