Bhaderwah, 17-Nov; One day training cum awareness programme was organized by the Floriculture Department at Sartingal area of Bhaderwah in district Doda on commercial Floriculture, yesterday.Cluster co-ordinator along with 80 women who are working in self help groups participated in training programme.Pawan Kumar, Assistant Floriculture officer Doda awared them about cultivation of Marigold, lavender plantation, protected cultivation of High value cut flowers and establishment of lavender nurseries to get more returns than traditional farming.He said that in district Doda more than 350 farmers are cultivating Marigold every year and earning handsome money. More than 1000 number of families are involved in Lavender cultivation, who were earlier getting meagre amount from traditional farming like maize, wheat etc. After adopting commercial Floriculture by means of lavender and marigold cultivation their income had been quadrapled.Department of Floriculture besides providing scientific know
how is also providing incentive to the farmers under centrally sponsored schemes. He advised women farmers to adopt commercial floriculture by means of cultivation of Hybrid Marigold, lavender plantation to earn good profit from small piece of land as they can easily carried out all cultural operations required for cultivation of above said crops and they can meet out their day to day demands by earning handsome money.
