200 Families Cultivate Saplings on 450 Kanals, Generating Annual Revenue of \u20b915 Crores: Agriculture Department<\/p>\n
Umaisar Gull Ganie<\/p>\n
Anantnag, Dec 06 (KNO): Gund Chal Arwani, a village in Bijbehara tehsil of south Kashmir\u2019s Anantnag district, is making a mark as a major hub for onion sapling cultivation. Spanning over 450 kanals of fertile land, the village generates substantial revenue and supplies saplings across the region.<\/p>\n
According to locals, the village has been reliant on vegetable cultivation for decades. This season, hundreds of kanals are dedicated to onion saplings, with quintals being grown to meet the demand in Kashmir and Jammu divisions, including areas like Rajouri and Ramban.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe entire village, comprising around 200 families, is actively engaged in sapling cultivation during this season. Our land is highly fertile, and crores of saplings are being grown,\u201d said Ghulam Nabi, a local farmer.<\/p>\n
Both men and women are working tirelessly in the fields to ensure the stock is sold before snowfall, he added. \u201cWe are thankful to the Agriculture Department for their guidance and support, including help with marketing, machinery, and fertilizers.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chief Agriculture Officer Anantnag, Aijaz Ahmad Dar, told news agency\u2014Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that Gund Chal has become a focal point for vegetable cultivation, with 450 kanals of land under cultivation and 200 families actively participating.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe village has been adopted under the Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana scheme, which focuses on transitioning from inorganic to organic farming,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Onion saplings from Gund Chal cater to the demand across Kashmir and parts of Jammu, including Ramban, Kishtwar, and Rajouri. During the Rabi season, sapling cultivation is the village\u2019s primary focus, while in spring, the emphasis shifts to cucumbers.<\/p>\n
\u201cAbout 80% of the cucumbers grown here are exported outside Kashmir, providing another significant source of income,\u201d Dar said.<\/p>\n
Dar highlighted the department\u2019s efforts in supporting the farmers, including the provision of tubewells, organic fertilizers, chemicals, machinery, and toolkits.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor marketing, we organize symposiums and showcase village produce at stalls. This village generates an impressive annual revenue of \u20b915 crores,\u201d he added\u2014(KNO)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
200 Families Cultivate Saplings on 450 Kanals, Generating Annual Revenue of ₹15 Crores: Agriculture Department Umaisar Gull Ganie Anantnag, Dec 06 (KNO): Gund Chal Arwani, a village in Bijbehara tehsil of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, is making a mark as a major hub for onion sapling cultivation. Spanning over 450 kanals of fertile land, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":84220,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84219"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84219\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84221,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84219\/revisions\/84221"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}