Jammu :A meeting to review the implementation of Project No. 13 – Integrated Farming System (IFS) under the Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP) was held Saturday at the Conference Hall, Directorate of Agriculture, Talab Tillo, Jammu.
The meeting was chaired by Sandeep Kumar, Secretary, Agriculture Production Department and Mission Director, Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP) and Jammu and Kashmir Competitiveness Improvement in Agriculture and Allied Sectors Project (JKCIP). The meeting aimed to review the progress achieved under the project, identify implementation challenges and deliberate on measures required for its effective and timely execution.
Among others, Director Agriculture Jammu Anil Gupta, Director Animal Husbandry Jammu Sanjay Gupta, Chief Agriculture Officers from all districts of Jammu division and Chief Animal Husbandry Officers participated in the meeting.
Director Agriculture Kashmir, Director Animal Husbandry Kashmir and other officers from the Kashmir division joined the meeting through video conferencing.
During the meeting, the Mission Director reviewed the progress achieved under the Integrated Farming System (IFS) project and stressed the need for stronger inter-departmental coordination between Agriculture and Animal Husbandry departments to ensure effective implementation of the project at the grassroots level. He emphasized that the Integrated Farming System model has the potential to enhance farmers’ income through diversification and optimal utilization of available farm resources.
Sandeep Kumar directed the concerned officers to intensify field-level monitoring, ensure timely delivery of benefits to farmers and promote integrated farming practices in a mission mode. He also called for strengthening extension activities and capacity building of farmers so that they can effectively adopt integrated farming models and improve their livelihoods.
The meeting concluded with detailed discussions on accelerating the implementation of the project and ensuring better convergence among allied sectors to achieve the objectives of HADP in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
