Kargil: To inculcate scientific temper and field experiences among progressive farmers, SHGs, agri-entrepreneurs and FPO in Kargil and Leh districts of Ladakh, SKUAST-K Shalimar, Division of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture today organized a training program on Management of High-Value Floriculture Crop in Ladakh.
The program was sponsored by Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA).
To make this six-day event more scientific and meaningful, scientist from SKUAST shared their opinion and their valuable experiences through various modes like power point presentation and on field training to the participants.
During the event, Dr Z A Bhat was the chief coordinator of the program, along with Dr Riyaz and Dr Zahoor Rather as resource persons. The program began with the formal introduction of the three-day orientation program at KVK Kargil-1 and DIC Leh.
Mohd Abass, Convenor, Research Scholar, Floriculture and Landscape Architecture motivated the participants towards the scope of floriculture in Ladakh through lectures and discussions, more specifically on cultivation of Lilium and Gladiolus.
On the final day of the training program, participants were taken to several places in Kargil and Leh town to give first-hand and practical experience of the cultivation and propagation of two representative crops such as Lilium and gladiolus.
The organizers extended gratitude to Dr. Mehdi, Principal Scientist and head, KVK Kargil-1st and director DIC Leh for providing accommodation. They also thanked APEDA for sponsoring the program.
They also felt the need of such a program to be sponsored and conducted by APEDA and other progressive organizations in the future to make agriculture as one of the sustainable practices in Ladakh.
