KATHUA, OCTOBER 24: Director Horticulture Jammu Gul Syed visited Hiranagar Zone, accompanied by Chief Horticulture Officer Ashwani Sharma, Subject Matter Specialist (Pomology) Sandeep Gupta, Subject Matter Specialist (Entomology) Bharat Bhushan Pangotra, Assistant Director Sunil Gupta and the Horticulture Development Officer Hiranagar.
The Director inspected strawberry plantations at Panchayat Chak Gopala and called for promoting strawberry as a remunerative cash crop to enhance farmers’ income. He encouraged farmers to explore high-value horticultural crops for better returns and livelihood opportunities.
He also inspected citrus orchards at Gangu Chak village to assess the status of citrus cultivation. He later visited the Government Fruit Plant Nursery Ladhwal, where he inspected the avocado mother block.
At the nursery, the Director directed the officers concerned to strengthen propagation activities, improve nursery management and ensure that quality planting material is produced and made available to farmers to promote sustainable horticultural development in the region.
