Jammu, Feb. 8 -- Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday directed the Agricultural Universities to prepare a strategy for diversification, value addition, supply chain management and profitable market linkage for small and marginal farmers.

He was addressing the inaugural session of the Sixth J&K Agricultural Science Congress on "Diversification of Agriculture for Self-Reliant Mountain Agro-Ecology" here at SKUAST Jammu.

The Lieutenant Governor welcomed the eminent scientists and researchers from across the country in the three-day conference. He said the exchange of ideas and discussions among the experts on critical aspects of alternative agriculture systems, digital agriculture, start-up culture, advanced veterina...