‘Technology transfer from universities to farmers imperative for growth’
February 24, 2021 | BK News Service
Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today called for replicating the success stories of innovative and progressive farmers from across the country in Jammu and Kashmir through transmission of ideas and knowledge sharing for transforming agriculture & allied sectors, and for realizing the goal of doubling farmers’ income.
He was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of a 2-day long Innovative Farmers Conference on “Farmer Led Innovations for Enhancing Farm Income” here at SKUAST Jammu organized to harness first-hand experiences of innovative farmers.
On the occasion, the Lt Governor felicitated five Padma Shri awardee farmers viz Sh. Bharat Bhushan Tyagi, Sh. Kanwal Singh Chouhan, Sh. Sultan Singh , Sh. Ram Sharan Verma and Sh. Chander Shekhar Singh, and other innovative farmers including Major Manmohan Singh Virka, Sh. Gurpreet Singh Shergill, Ms. Krishan Yadav, Ms. Pooja Sharma, Sh. Hariman Sharma and Sh. Yogendra Kaushik.