Secretary Agriculture, Ladakh, Ravinder Kumar visited the greenhouse units in Yourtung, Skara, Chuchot, and Shey areas of district Leh on November 9.

The greenhouse units were sanctioned and constructed by the Department of Agriculture under the Ladakh Green House Project to make the farmers of the region self-sufficient in vegetable production and to earn their livelihood by commercializing the agricultural produce during the winter months.

Secretary Agriculture, Ravinder directed the officers to work with zeal and make Ladakh self-sufficient in fresh vegetable production during peak winter months thereby minimizing the dependence on the export of vegetables from outside the Union Territory. He also emphasized making agriculture activity a commercially viable entity.

Earlier, the Chief Agriculture Officer apprised the Secretary that 47 units of greenhouses have been completed till now and approximately 120 units are on the verge of completion.

During the visit, Secretary Ravinder also interacted with farmers and assured them that the UT Administration would work to modernize agriculture so that the youth of Ladakh may come up as entrepreneurs. The farmers expressed their gratitude toward the UT Administration for support and effective implementation of farmer-friendly schemes.

Secretary Ravinder was accompanied by Chief Agriculture Officer, Leh, along with officers from the agriculture department.