The Jammu and Kashmir government is planning to introduce a farm income insurance scheme during the ensuing Kharif season, which will cover the losses caused to farmers due to drought and other natural calamities. |
The agriculture and horticulture departments were also working on a contingency plan to combat drought like situation in the Valley, following a prolonged dry spell threatening the Kharif crop, said R Kundal, principal secretary (agriculture). |
The divisional heads of agriculture, horticulture and allied departments had been asked to to chalk out plans for these sectors' development, he added. |
Kundal said instead of growing traditional crops such as wheat and rice, emphasis should be on cash crops like vegetable, flowers, pulses and other revenue-realising products like honey and mushroom. |
Kundal said the government had sanctioned yet another ambitious project to boost maize production. |