BANDIPORA, Sept. 2 -- A two-day capacity building training programme under the Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP) was inaugurated today at Sumbal, Bandipora by Hilal Akbar Lone, Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sonawari constituency.

The programme, organized by the Dryland Agriculture Research Station Rangreth (DARS), SKUAST-Kashmir, is being conducted under HADP Project No. 15 titled 'Rainfed Area Development,' with a thematic focus on 'Integrated Farming System Modules under Diverse Ecologies of Kashmir Himalayas.'

In his address, MLA Lone commended SKUAST-K and the Agriculture department for their efforts in promoting sustainable and climate-resilient farming practices in rainfed regions. He stressed the need f...