Union Agriculture Minister Shri Radha Mohan Singh inaugurated the Centre of Excellence (CoE) meant for fruits farming under Indo-Israel project at Ladwa, Kurukshetra.
In the function he was also accompanied by Agriculture and Rural Development Minister of Israel Mr. M.K. Yuri Ariel, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister extended his hearty thanks to the Government of Israel for providing requisite technical assistance.
He said that the Government of Haryana and State Horticulture Mission has taken a lot of pain for establishment of the centre and for this tremendous task they deserve hearty congratulations. Chief Minister of Haryana Shri Manohar Lal Khattar was also present in the programme.
This centre of excellence in Ladwa will play an important role to this direction. With the establishment of this centre the quality of the fruits will be increased simultaneously, there will be a golden opportunity for the outlet of these fruits in Delhi as centre is near to national capital, Singh underlined.
Spread over 12 hectare land, the centre of excellence will play an important role to promote the farming of high pricing fruits. It will come to the fore as an alternative of wheat and rice. The fruits of high species will be yielded in the centre with the help of sophisticated technological methods.
