Lieutenant governor of Ladakh Brig (retd) BD Mishra inaugurated two-day thirtieth Ladakhi Kisan-Jawan honest at Leh on Saturday.

The honest being organised by the Defence Institute for High Altitude Research (DIHAR) at a peak of 13,500 toes is showcasing agro-animal applied sciences like greens cultivation in excessive winter, contemporary vegetable storage, green-house know-how, natural farming, tremendous meals cultivation, apricot processing, military pack animal double-humped camel, chickens breed and strains, normobaric hatchery, native Ladakhi cattle conservation, non-conventional power and human shelter know-how for troopers.

“DIHAR is working on agro-animal technologies to meet the fresh food requirement of soldiers deployed in the harsh terrain of Ladakh. This event has high importance as it created interdependence and harmony between the locals and army through scientific endeavors of DIHAR,” mentioned defence spokesperson Lt Col PS Sidhu.

Dr OP Chaurasia, director, DIHAR, briefed the viewers about futuristic R&D works and aims for farmers and troopers of the area.

DIHAR is thought for a lot of success tales in translating sciences into technological interventions and downside fixing to the tip customers and society, a world chief in cold-desert agro-animal analysis.