Srinagar | Nov,14:Director Agriculture Kashmir, Sartaj Ahmad Shah, Saturday conveyed a meeting to review the progress under Khet Bachao Abhiyan in Kashmir Division.
The meeting was attended by joint Director Agriculture Extension Jammu and all the Chief Agriculture Officers of Kashmir division through virtual mode.
Director Agriculture underscored the importance of this vital nationwide campaign being implemented from 22nd October to 30th November for the promotion of sustainable agriculture, improvement of soil health and encouragement of the judicious use of agricultural resources with minimum intervention of chemical fertilizers and pesticides.
Director Agriculture instructed all the Chief Agriculture Officers to ensure participation of maximum number of farmers in these awareness programmes at Panchayat, block and district level during this nationwide campaign. Shah directed the concerned officers to achieve all the targets earmarked under this campaign.
The Director instructed the field functionaries to disseminate information on the other themes of Khet BcahaoAbhyan related to the creation of Farmer IDs, awareness about crop insurance under the Pradhan Mantri FasalBima Yojana (PMFBY) and expansion of coverage under the Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme through saturation efforts.
