Director Agriculture Kashmir visits SMF Tapper Kreeri

Tapper Farm becoming a Model Seed Multiplication Farm: Chowdhury Iqbal

SRINAGAR, JULY 21: The Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal today visited seed multiplication farm (SMF) Tapper Kreeri and took stock of various agriculture activities there. 

During the visit, the Director inspected different blocks, hi-tech poly houses at the farm and discussed various innovative interventions and technologies adopted at the farm.

Speaking to the experts and staff of the farm, Director expressed satisfaction over the transformation of the farm and appreciated their role in the successful implementation of different modern technologies.

The Director said that the S.M Farm Tapper is becoming a model farm so far as seed multiplication of different vegetable crops is concerned.

He said the impact of climate change, limited natural resources are immediate challenges confronting our cultivation process. He asked the concerned officers to strategize the cultivation operation in an environment friendly manner with minimum stress on natural resources.

Earlier, Farm Manager SMF Tapper Charan Gurdev Singh gave a detailed presentation of various agriculture activities at the farm. He also informed the Director regarding the new technologies that have been adopted during the cultivation of present crops for the first time at the farm. 

The Technical Officer Seed Multiplication Farm Tapper Dr. Sharan Gurdev Singh presented various ideas for the cultivation of different crops during the coming season. He informed the Director regarding the some new programs of vegetable Cultivation that have been devised in line with the geographical conditions of the area and would be implemented in coming days.

Later, the Director also visited the field of some progressive farmers at Palhalan Pattan area of district and assured them of every possible technical guidance from the department during the cultivation of different agricultural crops. 

He took feedback from different farmers regarding the implementation of different Centrally sponsored schemes by the department in the district.

Director Agriculture was accompanied by Chief Agriculture Officer Baramulla Yadvinder Singh and other senior officers of the department.