In J&K district, cultivation of lemon grass reaps profit for farmers
For the farmers in the Reasi district in Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmi (J&K), the cultivation of lemon grass has become a new profitable venture as the oil extracted from it has huge demand in the market.The commercial cultivation of the lemon grass is also helping the farmers of Katra town to prevent the losses caused by monkeys. The monkey menace had compelled farmers to shun the agricultural practices and keep their cultivable lands fallow, thus, resulting in net loss to their income.Sensing the gravity of the problem, the Department of Agriculture, Reasi, in coordination with the KVK Reasi, and Indian Institute of Medicine Jammu organized a workshop to spread awareness amongst the farmers about lemongrass crops that monkeys cannot damage. It was in the year 2017 when K...
