SKUAST-K organizes awareness, demonstration program at TSRI Mirgund

Srinagar, Oct 14: Krishi Vigyan Kendra Ganderbal, SKUAST-K, organized a training cum Demonstration Programme on sericulture in collaboration with Division of Cocoon Crop Production, College of Temperate Sericulture.
The programme provided valuable insights into aspects like scientific rearing techniques of silkworm, post-cocoon technology & scope of sericulture as a profitable enterprise. The programme was attended by Scientists & Supporting Staff of KVK & TSRI, students & teachers of GHSS Gund Hassibhat & local youth. More than fifty participants took part in the training.
The programme started with welcome address by Dr. Khurshid Ahmad Dar, Assistant Professor. Prof. Khursheed Ahmad Sahaf, Associate Dean, TSRI, Mirgund deliberated upon the aims and objectives of the training.
Prof. Ishfaq Abidi, Chief Scientist & Head, KVK, Ganderbal provided a comprehensive overview of scope of Sericulture as a profitable venture & impressed upon all the participants to actively participate in various training sessions of the programme and try to derive maximum benefit out of the programme.
On the occasion, Prof. N.A. Ganaie, Prof. & Head, Division of Cocoon Crop Production elaborated the relevance of training programme keeping in view the latest advances made in the field of sericulture. Later on, the students had a fruitful interaction with the Scientists of TSRI & KVK Ganderbal wherein a good number of queries were answered amicably.
The participants lead by a team of scientits including Dr. F.A.Ahanger & Dr. Suja Nabi Qureshi and scientists of KVK Ganderbal were taken on a field visit across the campus of the TSRI. At the end Prof. N. A. Ganie, Prof. & Head, DCCP presented vote of thanks and expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Hon’ble Vice Chancellor SKUAST-Kashmir, ICAR, Director Extension, Associate Dean, TSRI, Mirgund, Chief Scientist & Head KVK Ganderbal & Principal Govt. Higher Secondary School, Gund Hassibhat, Srinagar for their support and cooperation.