Jammu October, Oct. 17 -- Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu celebrated World Food Day 2020 at Baba Jitto Auditorium.

Vice Chancellor SKUAST-Jammu, Prof. J. P. Sharma was the chief guest on the occasion.

The theme for World Food Day 2020 was Grow, Nourish, Sustain: Together Our Actions are Our Future. Prof. J P Sharma delivered a keynote lecture discussing Journey of Agriculture from 1950 to till date and also gave the detailed data about the increase in production of foodgrains from 50 million tonnes in 1950 to 300 million tonnes in 2019. He briefed that now horticulture sector is also gaining momentum and it will be a major occupation surpassing agriculture. Dairy sector, fisheries, protected cu...