J & K Agriculture Directorate requires raw material and hardware items
Updated: Jun 29, 2013 01:18:39pm
Jammu, Jun 29 (KNN) The Government of Jammu and Kashmir and Directorate of Agriculture, Talab Tillo Jammu has invited bids for procurement of workshop raw material and other hardware items for their departmental workshops.
Manufacturers, authorised dealers and registered suppliers of workshop raw material, sickles, spades, paints, cast iron material chaff cutter, pulley, gears and electric motors are encouraged to apply for the same, according to an official notice.
The state of Jammu and Kashmir is predominantly an agrarian economy with about 80 per cent of its population engaged in agriculture and allied sectors. The agro-climatic diversity of the State varying from sub-tropical in Jammu, temperate in Kashmir and cold arid in Ladakh, makes it ideal for varied cultivation.
The goal before the Agriculture Production Department is to enhance the income of farmers and to generate employment in agriculture and allied sectors. The strategy adopted for this purpose is to increase production and productivity of the crops and to enable farmers to diversify their crop production so as to take advantage of market opportunities.
The main role of the department is to help farmers to adopt better technology and to facilitate establishment of infrastructure for farm production and marketing. New avenues are being explored for investment. The department is also promoting diversification of agricultural crops to motivate farmers to move towards low volume-high value crops like fruits, flowers, vegetables, medicinal plants and niche products like saffron, rajmash, zeera, mushrooms etc.
Agriculture has, after a very long time, occupied centre stage in the economic and administrative discourse in the State at a time when all seemed lost due to the dwindling interest of the younger generation in agriculture activities. The concerted efforts of the Agriculture Production Department have triggered a new hope among the people, which promises profitability and dignity in the agriculture as an occupation. (KNN)
Manufacturers, authorised dealers and registered suppliers of workshop raw material, sickles, spades, paints, cast iron material chaff cutter, pulley, gears and electric motors are encouraged to apply for the same, according to an official notice.
The state of Jammu and Kashmir is predominantly an agrarian economy with about 80 per cent of its population engaged in agriculture and allied sectors. The agro-climatic diversity of the State varying from sub-tropical in Jammu, temperate in Kashmir and cold arid in Ladakh, makes it ideal for varied cultivation.
The goal before the Agriculture Production Department is to enhance the income of farmers and to generate employment in agriculture and allied sectors. The strategy adopted for this purpose is to increase production and productivity of the crops and to enable farmers to diversify their crop production so as to take advantage of market opportunities.
The main role of the department is to help farmers to adopt better technology and to facilitate establishment of infrastructure for farm production and marketing. New avenues are being explored for investment. The department is also promoting diversification of agricultural crops to motivate farmers to move towards low volume-high value crops like fruits, flowers, vegetables, medicinal plants and niche products like saffron, rajmash, zeera, mushrooms etc.
Agriculture has, after a very long time, occupied centre stage in the economic and administrative discourse in the State at a time when all seemed lost due to the dwindling interest of the younger generation in agriculture activities. The concerted efforts of the Agriculture Production Department have triggered a new hope among the people, which promises profitability and dignity in the agriculture as an occupation. (KNN)
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