ANANTNAG, FEBRUARY 06: The Agriculture Department Anantnag today launched orientation cum training calendar and conduct of training programs at the District level under holistic development of the Agricultural Sector.
The event was organized by Chief Agriculture Officer Anantnag at DAK Bunglow Khanabal, here.
Chief Agriculture Officer (CAO) Anantnag, Aijaz Hussain Dar appraised the participants about the Holistic Agriculture Development Plan which covers 29 projects of Agriculture and Allied sectors with budgetary support of Rs 5013 crores. The orientation and Training at District level has been embarked with the aim to create awareness and build confidence among all stakeholders of the district.
CAO appraised that there is a need for sustainable intensification towards a bio-resource based economy (bio-economy) that can have scale, returns as well as sustainability. He said such a system is expected to transform the farm economy of J&K from subsistence to self-reliance and create equitable opportunities for livelihood, employment and market economy.
Dar said this warrants a holistic approach for diversifying agricultural product portfolio that adds value, creates demand and generates employment.
The strategic climate and bio-resource diversity can be harnessed by enabling policy support systems that focus on use of technology, knowledge and capital investment through promotion of secondary agriculture, value addition and processing, diversification, market linkages, capacity building and resilience of farming systems, he said.
The CAO said that the approach is in line with the policy of doubling farmers income that is based on four important pillars viz., sustainability of production, value for farm output, strengthening of extension services for outreach and building & enabling agriculture to operate as an enterprise.
