Buckwheat is a traditional and second crop in lower altitude areas of Ladakh like the Sham region and Bogdang -Turtuk areas along the Indo-Pak Border.
The Agriculture Department is promoting the traditional crops -buckwheat which is now forgotten crops, in both traditional crops areas and nontraditional crops areas. The Department is reviving the Buckwheat cultivation in traditional areas where it has lost in the mind of farmers.After a series of awareness, demonstrations, and mobilization by the agriculture scientist of the agriculture department, the farmers have restarted the Buckwheat cultivation on their field for the second consecutive year. The department has distributed seeds free of cost as incentives in Nurla village in Khalsi Subdivision and Saspol village in Saspol block. Revival of the traditional crop was started first under Leh district plan. Now it is being promoted at a large scale under the National Food Security Mission as part Nutri cereal.
After successful trials and experiments in non-traditional crop areas, the Agriculture Department under the centre sponsored scheme is being introduced Buckwheat and quinoa as new crops in Kharu and Chushot blocks from this season. Since it is being introduced for the first time, the department has standardized the sowing scheduled from June 20 to 25.
Buckwheat is known as a superfood with high values and the government is making effort as successful with the support of the growing interest of the farmers.
Source; AIR
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