Govt plans fresh saffron revival strategy
Srinagar, Nov 11, Nov. 12 -- The Jammu and Kashmir government has announced plans to formulate a comprehensive strategy for reviving saffron cultivation in Kashmir after acknowledging declining production and shortcomings in the implementation of the National Saffron Mission. Agriculture Minister Javaid Ahmad Dar said the government would review the reasons behind the mission's failure to achieve its intended objectives and prepare a fresh revival roadmap in consultation with scientists, farmers and elected representatives."The concerned MLA will be taken on board along with the farmers," Dar told reporters in Srinagar.His remarks came days after National Conference MLA from Pampore, Justice (Retd) Hasnain Masoodi, questioned Chief Minist...
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