Jammu, Aug 13: An awareness programme under CSIR-Aroma Mission was organized at community hall, Bhaderwah by CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR-IIIM), Jammu in collaboration with Natural Essential Oils, Bhaderwah.
A team of scientists comprising of Dr Parvaiz Qazi, Dr Sumeet Gairola and Dr P Sultan interacted with a group of more than 150 farmers, 250 students and other dignitaries. The aim of the awareness programme was to disseminate information about high value aromatic crops suitable for the region and aware farmers about CSIR-Aroma Mission. Dr P Sultan welcomed the guest and provided introduction to CSIR-IIIM. Dr Sumeet Gairola gave detailed introduction about CSIR- Aroma Mission and initiatives of CSIR-IIIM in the region to the participants, and thanked them on behalf of Director, CSIR-IIIM, Dr Ram Vishwakarma. Dr Parvaiz Qazi shared the details of aromatic crops like Lavender, Rosemary, Salvia, etc suitable for Bhaderwah district. Anil Raina and Jaffar Jahangir project assistants from IIIM Jammu interacted with different groups of farmers and discussed about the agro technologies developed by CSIR-IIIM. Abdul Gafar Bagban facilitated the programme and informed participants abut CSIR-Aroma Mission. Other dignitaries who attended programme were Dr Pradeep Khandelwal Natural Aroma Delhi, Khalid Mehta DFO Bhaderwah, Dr Sandeep Kotwal Degree College Bhaderwah, Maloop Singh, Kuldeep Manhas, Touqeer Bagban, Touseef Bagban, Bharat Bhushan, Kunj Lal, others. |
