Total 1.10 lakh farmers participated in orientation programme under Kisan Sampark Abhiyan

In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, a total of 1.10 lakh farmers participated in the orientation programme under the KISAN SAMPARK ABHIYAN during the four rounds of the programme which began on 24th April this year. The fourth round which was held from 15th May to 17th May saw massive participation of farmers and the programme covered a total of 1097 panchayats in four rounds conducted till 17th May.

 

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha participated in the Kisan Sampark Abhiyan and visited Dooru Panchayat in Anantnag District and Hardpanzoo panchayat in District Budgam on 15th and 16th May respectively. An overwhelming participation of the farmers in both the panchayats bears testimony to the fact that farmers are enthusiastic about the newly launched Holistic Agriculture Development Programme.

 

Lieutenant Governor asked the educated youth to take advantage of the schemes under HADP as it was a unique initiative first of its kind in the country whereby



interventions in all the domains of Agriculture and allied sectors are available. 

He expressed confidence that, with implementation of HADP within next five years, J&K Union Territory shall have the distinction of being the first to double farm incomes besides having a double-digit growth in the agriculture sector.

 

The Agriculture Production Department in Jammu and Kashmir is currently engaged in a first-of-its-kind, groundbreaking, and extensive farmer orientation exercise. Under the Kisan Sampark Abhiyan, ambitious goals have been set for reaching out to every farmer in every Panchayat of the Union Territory within the next four months. 

The exercise started on April 24 and will last until August 31, 2023, and has been planned under Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP), a turnaround programme which has been approved in Agriculture sector by the J&K Govt recently.