LG for adopting sustainable agriculture practices in J&K

Jammu: The Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday stressed for adoption modern and sustainable agriculture practices in Jammu and Kashmir.
Chairing 20th University Council Meeting of SKUAST Jammu at Raj Bhawan, LG stressed that the University should adopt modern and sustainable agriculture practices and put more focus on developing interface with the farming community and implementation of e-office.
The University Council headed by LGdeliberated on addressing key challenges in agriculture and allied sectors alongwith taking the research and innovation from Lab to the Field to increase productivity.
The meeting also appreciated the performance of the University under National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP).
The Council gave in-principle approvals to various agenda points presented during the meeting including adoption of UGC based qualification for the post of the Assistant Registrar, Assistant Comptroller and ICAR norms for posts of Subject Matter Specialists.
Dr. BN Tripathi, Vice Chancellor SKUAST Jammu presented the progress report of the University. He apprised the meeting that the University has made significant improvement in research, patents and publications.