Srinagar: Director Agriculture Kashmir Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal on Friday visited Seed Multiplication Farm Allowpora Shopian. He inspected different blocks of the farm and took stock of different activities..
While speaking to the staff and technical experts of Allowpora Farm, the Director Agriculture said that the department for the last two years has started an initiative and is endeavouring to optimize the utility of departmental farms to attain self reliance in the field of seed requirement for Kashmir Division. We have already fixed bench marks and targets for every departmental farm in the valley so far as the production of different kinds of seeds is concerned and after visiting different farms during the recent times we are satisfied and optimistic that we could achieve those targets in an effective manner, he added.
The Director Agriculture appreciated the efforts of the concerned officers and technical experts of Allowpora Farm and asked them to work with close coordination so that this farm could achieve new heights in the years to come. He was accompanied by some of the senior officers of the department during the visit.