KISHTWAR, Oct 21: One Day Capacity building program on “Organic and Natural Farming practices on Soil Health Management” in collaboration with Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Kishtwar, under the leadership of Vice Chancellor Prof. B. N. Tripathi and the guidance of Dr. S. K. Gupta, Director Research, and Dr. Amrish Vaid, Director Extension, SKUAST-Jammu, organized a one-day capacity building programme under Project No. 16, “Alternate Agriculture Systems for Sustainability,” of the Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP) of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
At the outset, the Kushal Chandel, Chief Agriculture Officer welcomed the Dr, Balbir Dhotra , Principal Investigator (PI) project from Centre for Organic and Natural Farming (CONF) SKUAST-Jammu, Dr. Berjesh Ajrawat, Chief Scientist and Head, KVK Kishtwar and Abdul Rouf , Technical Officer to Chief Horticulture Officer, Kishtwar and participants from Department from Agriculture and Horticulture, while welcoming he also thanked the officials for participation in the programme and awared them about sustainable technologies available and considering its need of the hour.
Dr. Balbir Dhotra, Professor (Soil Science) CONF and P.I. of the project highlighted the importance of sustainable agricultural practices and encouraged participants to adopt innovative and environmentally friendly farming systems to improve soil health and agricultural productivity. He emphasized the role of organic inputs, resource conservation, and eco-friendly agricultural practices in ensuring long-term agricultural sustainability.
Dr. Amitesh Sharma, Scientist KVK Kishtwar highlighted the future prospects and amalgam of Natural farming and Integrated farming system. The programme aimed to create awareness among officials about alternate agricultural systems, organic and natural farming practices, and sustainable approaches to improving soil health and farm productivity.
During the programme, Dr. Berjesh Ajrawat Chief Scientist, KVK Kishtwar highlighted the importance of natural farming in promoting sustainable agricultural systems.
The training programme was attended by 30 participants from Agriculture and Horticulture department.
The proceedings of the programme were carried out by Mrs. Lorin Kausar AEO, Kandni (Kishtwar) and introduced about the programme and importance of Extension technologies. She also briefed about scope of organic/natural clusters in district Kishtwar.
In the end, programme was concluded with certificate distribution and interaction among resource persons and participants.