Agriculture Minister visits KVK Leh-II at Nyoma (Ladakh)

11^th April 2023, Ladakh

Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar visited KVK Leh-II at Nyoma in Ladakh today.

Shri Tomar said that Ladakh region is suitable for both agriculture and animal husbandry, and KVK has a very important role in strengthening the livelihood security of the farmers. He emphasised the need to transform the conventional agricultural practices of this area into advanced and high-tech agriculture so that farmers’ income can be doubled.  

He inaugurated mushroom lab and micro irrigation facility developed at KVK farm and also visited low-cost green house, live demonstration of Natural Farming. He emphasised the pertinence of the Government of India's More Crop Per Drop initiative in the highly water-scarce cold deserts areas like Nyoma. He also stressed the significance of mushroom for ensuring nutritional security of the local tribal people where only one crop season exists. He appreciated entire team of the KVK Nyoma for doing wonderful job under such harsh climatic conditions and enhancing agricultural development of Changthang Region.

Earlier, he visited Dungti village on the eastern border of Changthang region in Ladakh under the Vibrant Village Programme of the Government of India and interacted with the beneficiaries of central government schemes implemented in this region. He said that the border villages of the country are generally known as the last villages, but under the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, these villages are the priority of the Government of India for development.

The Minister visited exhibition stalls of local goods and handicraft put up by the KVK including other line departments. Further, he handed over the input kits to the farmers of 8 villages in the district-level programme on ‘Out Scaling of Natural Farming’ organised by the KVK.

Member of Parliament from Ladakh Shri Jamyang Tsering Namgail, Deputy Commissioner, Executive Councillor, Councillor of the Region and heads of other line departments were also present on this occasion.

(Source: ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Ludhiana)