CII to organize agri-horticultural fests in JK

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) announced to organize apple, saffron, walnut, rajmah and basmati rice festivals in Jammu and Kashmir. Chairman CII northern region, R M Khanna made the announcement during the valedictory function of the CII’s four-day farm expo ''Agro Tech 2010''.
J&K Agriculture Minister, Ghulam Hassan Mir who was the chief guest at today’s function urged the CII to help upgrade and modernize agriculture so that “J&K could be part of the glory of India.” Hassan said even though J & K was the number one apple producer in India, the visit to CII’s AgroTech had been an “eye-opener for him regarding the advanced technologies being used in different parts of the world.” “The farmers of J&K need exposure to all these developments and I hope the CII would help in facilitating this,” he said.