Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday called for making the Union Territory self-reliant in tulip bulb production, emphasizing the need to reduce the recurring expenditure on imports from the Netherlands to save foreign exchange.
The Chief Minister instructed the Floriculture Department to explore and scale up indigenous propagation methods.
"The Floriculture Department has been tasked with exploring ways to propagate tulip bulbs locally. We need to build our own capacity so that more planting material is produced within J&K. This will not only save foreign exchange in the long run but also strengthen the local economy," CM Omar told news agency Kashmir News Service (KNS).
Read more at: Kashmir News Service
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