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J&K: Navin Choudhary pitches for doubling farmers' income through convergence, Atma Nirbhar Bharat

<span style="color: #222222;">In Jammu and Kashmir, Principal Secretary, Department of Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare, Navin Choudhary has emphasized on doubling farmers' income through convergence and Atma Nirbhar Bharat Scheme. He said this in a meeting held at Jammu yesterday.<br />'' <br />'' Mr Choudhary stressed upon the use of Atma Nirbhar Bharat scheme for popularizing value addition, processing, grading and packaging. He advocated submission of projects under the scheme to develop farm gate facilities in Jammu region. He asked Director Agriculture, Jammu to provide market space to Self Help Groups for displaying their products to motivate entrepreneurs.<br />'' <br />'' Mr Choudhary emphasized on improving the viability of cold storage of fruits and vegetables and suggested selection of 250 panchayats for demonstration of latest technologies in the field. He called for greater convergence among university scientists and departments for achieving better results.</span> <br />

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