Srinagar,24-Nov; Continuing the Government’s endeavor to realize Prime Minister’s goal of doubling the income of farmers by 2022 Principal Secretary Agriculture Production & Farmers Welfare Department Navin Kumar Chowdhary launched a farm machinery distribution camp at Agriculture Complex Lalmandi, Srinagar.Principal Secretary handed over the keys of tractors/mobile vending carts to the beneficiary farmers under CAPEX. He also inspected the stalls established by some of the progressive farmers and agri-entrepreneurs of the valley.Speaking on the occasion, Principal Secretary AP&FWD Navin Kumar Chowdhary called upon the officers of the Department to guide the farmers to increase the production of different agriculture crops amidst the changing climatic and environmental conditions. Mr. Navin Chowdhary said that promoting mechanization among the farming community, human resource development through trainings and awareness programs, diversification of agriculture, organic way of cultivation are the important contours to achieve the vision of self reliance in the field of agriculture.
