Leh, May, 10: Secretary Agriculture/Horticulture Department, Ravinder Kumar convened a preliminary meeting regarding the prospects of Hing (asafoetida) cultivation in UT Ladakh.
Secretary, Ravinder instructed the Departments to initiate and explore the cultivation of asfoetida (Hing). He further asked to submit a proposal/plan in this regard.
He directed all the line Departments to come up with an action plan and more scientific information after consultation with the national researc...
Leh, March 26: Secretary, Agriculture/ Horticulture, Ravinder Kumar today reviewed the actions taken by the District Administration and concerned departments to control the Codling moth.
The officials informed Secretary Ravinder of the management strategies, including mass awareness campaign on physical /cultural /mechanical methods, burlap, installation of pheromone traps (1/2 traps/acre), installation of pheromone traps for mass trapping (1/2 traps/tree), pheromone dispensers, use of li...
