SKUAST-K Wadura holds skill development training on Field Crops

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SOPORE JUNE 21:–A 7-day skill development course on Skilling Students in Production and protection Technology of Field Crops for the students and research scholars starts at Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology -Kashmir (SKUAST-K), Wadura Sopore.
According to a statement , the training has been sponsored by World Bank-ICAR funded National Agricultural Higher Education Project for institutional development of SKUAST-K. Around 50 students and scholars from various disciplines are participating in the training program.
Dean Faculty of Agriculture – Prof. Raihana Habib Kanth, Chief guest on this occasion, urged the participants to make best use of the training program to upgrade themselves in practical & analytical aspects on cultivation of field crops. She also stressed on holding more such programme in future for the skill development of the students.
Dr Ashaq Hussain, Course Director, welcomed the participants & presented brief overview of the course. He emphasized on the students to utilize the opportunity to update their knowledge vis-a-vis latest trends in research in breeding & management of field crops.
On this occasion Chief Agriculture Officer Baramulla Yadvinder Singh, HOD Agronomy – Prof. Amal Saxena, HOD Agriculture Extension – Prof. Mushtaq Ah, HOD Agriculture Stastics – Prof. T A Raja & other scientists of the faculty were present. The proceedings of the function were moderated by Dr Aabid Hussain Lone.