Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar inaugurates eighth ‘Expertise Exhibition cum Seed Mela’ at SKUAST-Ok – Kashmir Reader

March 4, 2023

Srinagar’: Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar Advisor to Lt. Governor UT of J&Ok inaugurated the eighth ‘Expertise Exhibition cum Seed Sale Mela’ at varsity’s Shalimar Campus on Saturday. The two-day occasion is being held with the theme ‘Subsistence to Sustainable Business Agriculture’.
Junaid Azim Mattu, Mayor Srinagar; Dr Drakshan Andrabi, Chairperson J&Ok Waqf Board; Dr Hina Shafi Bhat, Vice Chairperson J&Ok KVIB; Ms. Nuzhat Ishfaq, DDC Chairperson Ganderbal; Dr Rashmi Singh (IAS), Commissioner Gross sales Tax, GoJK and Dr Vijay Dhar, Chairperson, DPS additionally graced the event.
Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar and different dignitaries visited the stalls showcasing quite a lot of applied sciences and merchandise developed within the subject of agriculture and allied sectors.
Additionally they visited the stalls displaying and highlighting Farmer W elfare Schemes and Packages apart from the displays displayed by different stakeholders coping with agriculture inputs, farm equipment and natural merchandise. Laying particular emphasis on connecting farmers with specialists from College and trade, the Advisor noticed that such exhibitions play an essential position in providing alternative to farmers to entry dependable, up to date and related info. This helps lowering farmers’ dangers and uncertainty.
Through the Mela, stalls had been put in by champion farmers, trade related individuals, scholar and college innovators, subject material colleges, and analysis stations, farm science centres and many others. showcasing applied sciences developed by College. High quality planting materials, vegetable seeds, flowering seedlings, elite germplasm of livestock and poultry, milk and milk merchandise, livestock feed, vermicompost, fish and worth added agri-products have been placed on sale for the guests.
The brand new strides in agriculture by means of use of Synthetic Intelligence and Machine Studying and digital applied sciences have additionally been displayed. Farmer particular and subject oriented literature within the type of prepared recknors was distributed among the many visiting farmers, college students and entrepreneurs. A mega farmer-scientist interplay was organized in the course of the Mela for the farmers.
Vice-Chancellor Prof Nazir A Ganai stated that this Mela is a nationwide degree occasion witnessing the participation of farmers, college students, budding entrepreneurs, personal gamers, enter sellers, coverage planners, improvement departments, and different associated establishments from throughout the nation.
SKUAST-Ok is a number one Farm Science College recognized globally for selling the tradition and startups and entrepreneurship in agriculture and allied sectors, working for addressing the challenges of meals and dietary safety and enhancing the lifetime of the individuals, stated Prof. Ganai.

He additional added that SKUAST-Ok is changing into a most popular vacation spot for worldwide college students given the educating and analysis ecosystem, enabling and interesting surroundings it gives.
He highlighted the varsity initiatives in going international specifically the lately held Worldwide Training Honest held at New Delhi