Jammu: – Krishna Vigian Kendra, Jammu has started a 15-day certification course on “Integrated Nutrition Management (INM)” for input traders under the supervision of Sherr-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology.
Professor JP Sharma, Deputy Chancellor, SKUAST-Jammu, who will be the guest of honor at this time, Prof. SK Gupta, Director of Extension SKUAST-Jammu; BK Chandan, J&K Director of Law Enforcement UT and IFFCO Area Marketing Manager Bahadur Ram, Jammu were among the guests of honor.
Armstrong Baru, Chief Agricultural Officer, Jammu, Roshan La, Assistant Director of Law and Enforcement, Jammu and other line departments were also present at the opening ceremony.
Speaking on the occasion, Professor Jagdish Prasad Sharma, Deputy Chancellor, said: He also emphasized on post-harvest farming, processing, value-added, marketing and branding to make agriculture more profitable. KVK Jammu also advised farmers to promote eco-tourism in one of their villages.
Professor SK Gupta, Director of Extension, SKUAST-Jammu, praised INM’s efforts to introduce this certification course to new input traders. BK Chandan, Executive Director of J&K, appreciates the role of KVK Jammu in conducting this course, which ensures that input traders have knowledge of different types of fertilizers and recommended amounts for different crops.
In Bahadur Ram, IFFCO Area Marketing Manager Jammu suggested adding some practical work regarding the maintenance of the stock register, DTT’s relationship with input distributors and existing traders. Senior Scientist and Head of the program, Dr. Nitin Chuhari, welcomed the dignitaries and participants in the program and thanked participants from three districts of President Jammu for participating in the program. Jammu, the Chief Agriculture Officer of Armstrong Baru, thanked Komke Jammu for preparing this certification course for the farmers and for educating the new trainees on nano and bio fertilizer in the field. Dr. Muneshwar Sharma, Plant Conservation Scientist, KVK Jammu gave a brief overview of the course and the farmer and explained in detail the purpose of conducting this certification course. Dr. Ravnett Kur, Scientist Horticulture, Dr. Prime Kumar, Scientist Fishing, Dr. Amitesh Sharma, Scientific Planting Participants shared their experiences. Dr. Raju Gupta, Er. Ash Cats, S. Satir Singh and Sumer Ray also helped with the program. The program ended with a vote of thanks by Dr. Prime Kumar, Scientist Fisherman, KVK Jammu.