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Inaugurates 2-day National Seminar on Scientific Honey Beekeeping<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

KT News Desk<\/strong><\/p>\n

AWANTIPORA, OCTOBER 16:<\/strong>\u00a0Minister for Agriculture Production Department, Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Cooperative and Election Departments, Javid Ahmad Dar inaugurated two day National level Seminar on \u201cScientific Honey Beekeeping Integrated with Oilseed Mission\u201d Thursday at Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) here.<\/p>\n

The Minister, who was Chief Guest on the occasion, appreciated IUST\u2019s initiatives in promoting innovation and entrepreneurship, particularly through programs that link science and technology to socio-economic development.<\/p>\n

He emphasized on the economic and ecological importance of beekeeping in enhancing agricultural productivity, biodiversity conservation and improving rural livelihoods.<\/p>\n

The Minister also visited the i-Factory Lab, Design and Development Lab, Fab Lab, and Ultratech Cement Lab. He assured the Government’s full support to the University\u2019s innovation-led initiatives aimed at advancing agri-tech development.<\/p>\n

Vice Chancellor, IUST, Prof. Shakil A. Romshoo, in his address highlighted IUST\u2019s innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem and reiterated the university\u2019s commitment to translating ideas into impactful solutions. He noted that the region\u2019s rich biodiversity and favourable climate provide ideal conditions for high-quality honey production, making beekeeping a high-value livelihood with strong potential for export-oriented MSME growth.<\/p>\n

Professor at the Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology (SLIET), Punjab, Prof. Vikas Nanda spoke about recent advances in apiculture research and how technological interventions can improve honey quality and production efficiency.<\/p>\n

Founder and CEO of the Academy for Global Business Advancement (AGBA), Washington D.C, Prof. Zafar U. Ahmad stressed the need for branding, quality enhancement, and international promotion of Kashmiri honey to make it a globally recognized product.<\/p>\n

Dean Academic Affairs, IUST, Prof. A. H. Moon appreciated the relevance of the seminar in linking research with practice.<\/p>\n

Earlier, in his welcome address, CEO, CIED-IUST Foundation, Prof. Parvez A. Mir highlighted the activities of the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development (CIED) and its role in promoting skill-based and sustainable enterprises.<\/p>\n

The event sponsored by Ni-MSME Hyderabad brings together experts, policymakers, researchers and entrepreneurs to explore the scientific, economic and entrepreneurial dimensions of apiculture and its integration with the National Oilseed Mission.<\/p>\n

Registrar, Prof. Abdul Wahid Makhdoomi; Deans, Directors, faculty members, and students of IUST, as well as a large number of beekeepers from different districts of Kashmir were also present on the occasion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Inaugurates 2-day National Seminar on Scientific Honey Beekeeping KT News Desk AWANTIPORA, OCTOBER 16:\u00a0Minister for Agriculture Production Department, Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Cooperative and Election Departments, Javid Ahmad Dar inaugurated two day National level Seminar on \u201cScientific Honey Beekeeping Integrated with Oilseed Mission\u201d Thursday at Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) here. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1432,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1431","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1431"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1431\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1433,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1431\/revisions\/1433"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}