Jammu (NVI): A group of 15 farmers from far-off Kupwara district of Kashmir, bordering the Line of Control (LoC), will undergo training at some renowned national agricultural institutes in Punjab, Haryana and Delhi to know about the latest practices in farming.
The group, which started the tour today, will attend training-cum-exposure programme at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana; National Diary Institute, Karnal, National Agro Industries Corporation, Murthal and ICAR, New Delhi.
The main aim of the programme is to acquaint farmers with latest practices in farming and exposure to modern agricultural machinery and implements as well as techniques and initiatives of these institutes in order to increase the farmer’s income, an official statement said.
The exposure tour is expected to enable the farmers to achieve significant success in production, productivity and adoption of best practices in the field.
