Srinagar, July 31 -- Agriculture Production Minister Javid Ahmad Dar on Thursday directed officials to prepare a comprehensive roadmap to transform Jammu and Kashmir's wool sector into a modern, value-added and globally competitive industry.

Chairing a review meeting on the wool industry and the progress of interventions under the Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP), the minister assessed the status of wool production, processing infrastructure, market linkages and value-addition initiatives in the Union Territory.

The meeting was attended by Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture Production Department, Ashish Chandra Verma; Mission Director, HADP, Sagar Dattatray Doifode; Director Sheep Husbandry, Kashmir; representative...