GCW Udhampur Students embark on   Study visit to SKUAST-Jammu

JAMMU, March 01: A group of Students of Government College for Women, Udhampur undertook a study visit to SKUAST-Jammu, where they were exposed to the latest scientific advancements in mushroom Biology.

 The visit was organized by JKSTIC, Udhampur in collaboration with IIC, GCW Udhampur and held under the guidance of Dr. B.N. Tripathi, Vice Chancellor, SKUAST-Jammu and Dr. Anil Sharma, Dean, Faculty of Agriculture.

The event was coordinated by Shruti Khanna, District Coordinator from JKSTIC, Udhampur and Dr. Sachin Gupta from SKUAST-Jammu.

In his address, Dr. Ravinder Singh, Coordinator, Campus visit Committee, Faculty of Agriculture briefed the students about various activities and academic programmes of the University and motivated them to become future agri-preneurs. The students visited Mushroom and Apiculture units of the University In the mushroom unit, the students learnt about various types of mushrooms including the medicinal mushrooms, their round the year cultivation and nutritional importance. Dr. Moni Gupta gave a detailed presentation about the benefits of mushroom consumption and the biochemical compounds present in them. During their visit to the Apiculture Unit, the students got exposure about the benefits of beekeeping as a source of income generation and about the various products besides honey that are produced by honey bee. It was a first time eye opener exposure of the students to the latest advancements in entrepreneurship opportunities in Agriculture and allied fields.

The scientists Dr Devinder Sharma, Dr Moni Gupta and Dr. S.K. Mishra interacted with the visiting students. The students were accompanied by Neha Gupta, Pradeep Kumar and Manpreet Kour of Government College for Women Udhampur. The students evinced great enthusiasm during their interactions with the faculty of the University. Meeting was also held among the authorities of SKUAST-Jammu and JKSTIC to explore the possibilities of arranging more such visits and collaborations in the near future.