Dr. AB Qayoom
SRINAGAR: Dvision of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture Wadura SKUAST-K, in collaboration with Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare Department organised an Orientation Programme on Millets under the ongoing week-long campaign of millets with theme “Climate Resilient and Smart Agriculture in light of International Year of Millets – 2023”, at the conference hall of the Faculty of Agriculture in Wadura; where officers from the department of Agriculture district Baramulla, progressive farmers and students from various schools & colleges participated.
Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, Prof. Raihana Habib Kanth gave a brief lecture on week long campaign of millets, its importance and benefits. Prof. Amal Saxena (Head, Division of Agronomy) gave a detailed presentation regarding the scope, health benefits & production technology of millets.
The campaign started on 22nd May, 2023 with an awareness programme on nutri-cereals for nutritional security and exhibition of seeds of different millets; along with sowing of different millets at Agronomy Research farm of the faculty.
In addition, sensitization programmes were also conducted at Apna School, Wadura and Govt. High School, Wadura, where the scientists from the division of Agronomy delivered awareness lectures on Shree Anna (Millets) for Next Generation Climate Smart Agriculture.Yadvinder Singh, Chief Agriculture Officer, District Baramulla and his team of Subject Matter Specialists also spoke on the occasion.
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