SRINAGAR: Dryland Agriculture Research Station (DARS), SKUAST -Kashmir under AICRP on potential crops today organized a one day training programme on ‘Promotion of Potential Crops' at DARS-SKUAST-Kashmir.

The programme, sponsored by ICAR-NBPGR, New Delhi, was attended by 50 officials from the Agriculture department belonging to different zones of the Valley.

Prof. (Dr.) Ajaz Ahmad Lone, DARS-Rangreth, SKUAST-(K) gave a brief insight about potential crop scenarios of the valley, their relevance under the current changing climate era.

Prof. M. Ashraf Bhat, Associate Director Research, DARS-SKUAST Kashmir addressed the participants about the role of the Station in development of new and improved crop varieties for the overall benefit of the farming community for food and nutritional security.

The programme included a series of talks by different subject matter specialists on various aspects of potential crops. Interaction session was also held wherein different issues faced by line department officials in their respective areas were deliberated upon.

The participants expressed happiness for conducting such type of training and desired to organize more such programmes in future.