<span style="color: #222222;">In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir,  Principal Secretary Horticulture and Agriculture departments, Navin Kumar Choudhary inaugurated "Buyer-Seller Meet" in Srinagar today.<br />''<br />''It was organised by Department of Horticulture Kashmir in collaboration with Storage Owners Association Kashmir and Fruit & Vegetable Processing Association Kashmir.<br />''<br />''Addressing the gathering at the event, Mr Choudhary said, the meet is being held with an aim to popularize the consumption of local fruits among the locals in Kashmir besides making locals aware about different varieties of horticulture products.<br />''<br />''He maintained that the government is committed to provide all possible assistance to the farmers in order to boost the horticulture production in Jammu and Kashmir. He asked the farmers to switchover to High Density cropping from traditional one as it will boost the productivity as well as generate more income among them.<br />''<br />''The Principal Secretary exhorted upon the youth to take due benefits of the schemes launched by Government of India for improving entrepreneurship culture in Kashmir and asked them to become job providers instead of Job seekers.<br />''<br />''Speaking on the occasion, Director Horticulture Aijaz Ahmad Bhat said that the department is providing due assistance to the farmers under different schemes besides awareness programmes are being constantly held across all districts regarding introduction of new technologies in horticulture sector.<br />''<br />''He added that the department will be setting up of Walnut Nurseries to increase walnut production on scientific lines and Boost export very soon.<br />''<br />''During the event, stalls were installed showcasing more than 25 samples of fresh and dried fruits like apple, Pear, Peach, Pomegranate, Persimmon, Lime, Galgal, Walnut, Almond and Peanuts.<br />''<br />''Value added products such as Jam, Juice, Pickles, Squashes of different fruits were also displayed in the event to boost the home scale processing of horticulture produce.<br />''<br />''The event was attended by large number of people hailing from different areas of Kashmir valley.</span><br />