Joint Dir Agriculture Extension inspects E-Plant Clinic Sunderbani, Nowshera

Jammu: Joint Director Agriculture Extension, Jammu, Bal Krishan Chandan, along with team of officers conducted extensive field tour of Rajouri district Wednesday.
Vinod Pandit, Program Leader, CABI South Asia and Dr. Arun Khajuria, Incharge Plant Health Clinic, Talab Tillo, Jammu were also present on the occasion.
The officers interacted with the farmers, field functionaries and Plant Doctors at Sunderbani, Bhajwal, Siot, Lamberi and Nowshera.
Sub-Divisional Agriculture Officer, Nowshera, R. K. Sharma and Plant Doctor, Vishal Dutt interacted and briefed the officers about the major crop pests and diseases of the area.
The team also visited the fields of the vegetable grower Chaman Lal at village Bhajwal and advised him to shift the cultivation practices on scientific lines with focus on marketing to get better returns of his produce.
Earlier, Subject Matter Specialist, Nowshera Jammu Ashwani Sharma and Plant Doctor Chander Mohan Sharma apprised the visiting team of officers about the status of crop plant disease and pests at E-Plant Clinic Sunderbani.