Ludhiana, Oct. 19 -- A group of 40 farmers from Jammu and Kashmir visited the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) from September 14 to 17 to learn organic farming and natural practices.

The group was sent by the Jammu and Kashmir agriculture department. It was led by an alumnus of Shere Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), Kashmir and entrepreneur Sajjad ul Akbar Wani. "We have been sent by the agriculture department of J&K to learn about new opportunities for the farmers which aren't otherwise available back home," said Wani.

The farmers learned organic and integrated farming during the three-day visit. "Organic farming is very popular these days. Here at PAU, we learnt the importance of organic farming...