Kishtwar : Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar Pankaj Kumar Sharma Saturday flagged off a group of 50 college students for a One-Day capacity-building/Exposure Visit under Project 321 of the Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP).
The exposure visit has been organised by the Department of Horticulture under the guidance of Chief Horticulture Officer Sajid Mustafa.
During the One-Day capacity-building/Exposure visit, the students will visit a private orchard nursery at Dadpeth and the Model Orchard-cum-Nursery at Damber, Chatroo, to gain practical exposure to modern horticultural practices.
The students will receive technical guidance on various cultural operations and nursery-raising techniques for different fruit crops. They will also be sensitised to various schemes and initiatives of the Department of Horticulture.
The initiative aims to promote horticulture as a viable avenue for youth entrepreneurship, while encouraging skill development, practical learning and self-reliance through the adoption of modern horticultural practices.
Chief Horticulture Officer Sajid Mustafa; HDO Nagseni, Abdul RoufZargar; In-charge Head KVK Birjesh Kumar; Scientist KVK Amitesh Kumar; besides other officers and officials of the Department of Horticulture were present on the occasion.
