SRINAGAR: Director Agriculture Kashmir, Sartaj Ahmad Shah today inaugurated a two day capacity building programme on “Untie the yield complexities for realising the yield potential in oil seed with special reference to Rapeseed” at Agriculture Complex Lalmandi Srinagar.
The workshop is organised by SKUAST -K in collaboration with agriculture and farmer welfare department Kashmir, under Holistic Agriculture Development Programme, Project no 11 “Promotion of Oilseeds”.
Speaking on the occasion, the Director said the primary objective of such workshops is to train the concerned officers from different districts of Kashmir division for efficient and successful implementation of project “Promotion of Oilseeds Project” at grassroot level. He said the officers are provided with the solutions, streamlining procedures and preparation of strategies to identify and explore the potential of oilseed crops in different areas of the region.
Shah emphasised the importance of such a workshop in achieving desired impact. He said the programme is designed to equip the officers with the necessary knowledge and expertise to successfully execute “Promotion of oilseed Project”.
The workshop would be a significant step towards empowering the concerned officers from different districts to contribute effectively to the goals of said project.
Experts from ADR, MRCPC Khudwani, SKUAST-K and the agriculture department presented their lectures during different sessions of the day one of the workshop.
The programme was attended by the concerned officers from district kupwara, Baramulla, Ganderbal, Budgam, Srinagar and Bandipora.