Government has sanctioned Rs four crore to upgrade soil test labs in Kashmir for the benefit of farmers of the Valley.
This funding is approved by the ministry of agriculture government of India is to improve the infrastructure of soil testing labs in Kashmir Valley.
Maximum people of the Valley do agriculture and horticulture to earn money.
Due to lack of soil testing facilities, the farmers here could not manage to produce good paddy crop and fruits.
The amount sanctioned by the government will be spent in ten soil testing labs of Kashmir and each lab will get Rs forty lakh.
This funding on soil testing laboratories will help to improve the agriculture sector in Kashmir and farmers will also get good amount because of the improved quality of their produce.