JAMMU, MARCH 20: The Department of Horticulture Planning & Marketing, today organized a mega Export Conclave at Jammu, which was participated by exporters from across the country dealing in export of Agricultural and Horticultural produce.The participants shared their rich experience and valuable inputs enabling J&K to further expand its export prospects. Various key agencies involved in Exports Promotion including APEDA, DGFT, Federation of Indian Exporters Organizations (FIEO), Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India (ECGC) and Indian Postal Department shared the mandatory requirements for a successful export trade besides policies and programmes of the government.Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Agriculture Production Department, Atal Dulloo, who chaired the conclave, elaborated the current policy and government plans to evolve an export promotion policy for betterment of the farmers and other stakeholders from Jammu & Kashmir.He emphasized that the government is fully committed to explore all possibilities for more proactively and effectively supporting the farmers, FPOs, Cooperatives, Traders and exporter community of J&K.“Valuing over Rs 5000 crore projects have been conceptualized and meticulously prepared under Holistic Agriculture Development Programme embarked by the J&K UT, he informed. Agriculture Branding Centers, Rural Service and Business Hubs, Augmentation of CA Stores and Markets, Composting Plants, Creation of Market Intelligence Cells are some of the areas to be focused in the stated project, he further informed. He added that a massive capacity development programme is underway to train and sensitize all the stakeholders in respect of provisions of the Projects.”
