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<p>SRINAGAR: Kashmir Director of Agriculture Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal visited Bandipora district today and inspected the high-tech Poly-House in Sumbal, where various vegetable seedlings are being prepared for the coming season.</p>
<p>On the occasion, the Director of Agriculture further applauded the efforts made by the field staff involved and also started the distribution of vegetable seedlings for indoor cultivation.</p>
<p>For his part, the director of Agriculture reiterated the commitment assumed by the Department to keep the vegetable seedlings ready for distribution before normal hours.</p>
<p>Chowdhary also visited the organic village of Watpora and interacted with the farmers in the village.  He said that we are unique in producing and supplying fresh organic vegetables to UT people from Jammu and Kashmir and outside due to our special agro-climatic condition.</p>
<p>The director emphasized the cultivation of organic vegetables and also the adoption of zero budget natural agriculture so that quality and safety measures are also taken into account for the cultivation of vegetables.</p>
<p>In addition, he asked the concerned officials and technical staff of high-tech poly houses to add more vegetable crops (traditional/exotic) to their lot, so that farmers can have more options to add to their basket.</p>
<p>He was accompanied by Deputy Director of Planning Mohammad Younis Chowdhary and Director of Agriculture M Mujtaba Yahya and other senior district officials.</p>
<p>Later, the Director of Agriculture of Kashmir along with a team also visited the Pattan Seed Multiplication Farm to review the different activities carried out on the farm.</p>
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