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| CSIR floriculture mission boosting farmers’ income: Director IIIM | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 11: In a significant step towards advancing science led agrarian transformation and enhancing farmers income through high value agri-enterprises, the CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu, through the CSIR Floriculture Mission being implemented in Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory, has been providing end to end support and handholding to the floriculture farmers.
For the enhancement of the capacity and scientific skill set of the farmers and stakeholders, the CSIR-IIIM organised a workshop on technology dissemination in floriculture and apiculture based bio-enterprises.
The workshop brought together 230 farmers from rainfed and irrigated agricultural zones of Jammu who were also provided with the quality planting material of high yielding varieties of marigold, reflecting the Mission’s inclusive outreach and region-specific approach.
The initiative aimed at enabling farmers for transition from traditional cropping systems to high value, market oriented and employment intensive agri-bio enterprises, supported by science, innovation and institutional handholding.
A spokesperson of the Institute, informed that the farmer centric initiatives through CSIR Floriculture Mission are shaping the landscape of the floriculture in the UT under the constant mentorship and strategic direction of Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (I/C) for Science and Technology and Vice President CSIR. His strong emphasis for taking the laboratory innovations to fields has enabled the Institute to emerge as catalyst for technology enabled rural entrepreneurship in the region.
The technical deliberations comprehensively covered the entire production to market continuum, including scientific nursery raising, planting techniques, nutrient and water management, integrated pest and disease management, storage and post-harvest handling, value addition, grading and quality assessment, market intelligence and value chain management in commercial floriculture. Special emphasis was laid on commercially important floricultural crops such as Lilium, Marigold, Gladiolus, Gerbera, Carnation and other ornamental varieties, which offer strong market demand and high profitability potential in the region owing to diverse agro-climatic conditions in the region. |
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