STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: National seminar-cum-exhibition on Kissan Mela, entrepreneurship programme and a flower show was organised by CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM), Jammu in collaboration with Department of Floriculture, Jammu on Sunday at CSIR-IIIM Chatha Farm, Jammu.
Director, CSIR-IIIM, Jammu Dr. Ram Vishwakarma informed about the aims and objectives of the national seminar-cum-exhibition on Kissan Mela, entrepreneurship programme and flower show and also highlighted the achievement of the CSIR-IIIM, Jammu in J and K Aroma Arogya Gram (JAAG) project. He said that this event is organised annually to introduce latest advancements in the area of medicinal and aromatic plants aiming at improving the socio-economic conditions of the State in general and farming community/growers in particular. He said that J and K State is ideally suited for the cultivation of high value medicinal and aromatic plants, nutraceuticals flowers, bulbs and the seeds throughout the year.
The event was inaugurated by Chief Guest Parvez Dewan, Advisor to Governor. He stressed on adopting improved varieties of cash crops in agriculture, horticulture, floriculture, cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants to increase the yield and quality.
Dr. K.K. Sharma, Director, Department of Floriculture Jammu also appreciated the efforts of the CSIR-IIIM, Jammu for creating awareness among farmers and providing them opportunity to interact with the scientists and progressive growers besides providing quality planting material of these high value cash crops from IIIM’s experimental farms.
Detailed presentation and demonstration were held for the farmers and progressive growers in the area of cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants. Dr. Suresh Chandra CSIR-IIIM, Jammu, Dr. Narendra Kumar CSIR-IIIM, Jammu, Dr. Parvaiz Qazi CSIR- IIIM Jammu, Dr. H.P. Singh, CSIR-CIMAP Lucknow (UP), Dr. Rakesh Kumar, CSIR-IHBT Palampur (HP), Dr. O.P Sharma, Binoy Kumar and Govind Sharma, Progressive grower gave the presentations. Vote of thanks was presented by Er. Abdul Rahim Head PME.
