Anantnag, November 26: The Agriculture Production & Farmers Welfare Department today organized a one day capacity building /training program at Agriculture Complex Anantnag for the officers/officials of the district.
Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal inaugurated the program.
In his address, the Director said the capacity building is a practice that tends to improve the range of skills and competencies. The Department is working to increase the efficiency and capacity building of the officers and officials of the department so that they can deliver in an efficient way while implementing different flagship programs and schemes, he added.
Iqbal impressed upon participants to utilize the training contents with interest so as to update themselves with the latest agricultural interventions.
On the occasion Joint Directors and Chief Agriculture Officers deliberated upon certain priority issues, schemes, guidelines and policies being implemented by the department and also delivered lectures on micro irrigation system, marketing of organic agriculture produce, mushroom/ apiculture, management of farms, and on schemes like PM-KMY, NFSM, PM KISAN, KCC, Soil Health Card, and other CSS Flagship programs.
Earlier, the Director distributed farm machinery among the beneficiaries of the district.
