A team of Horticulture department officials; scientists and functionaries of Sri Konda Laxman Telangana State Horticultural University (SKLTSHU); and representatives of Rythu Bandhu Samithi (RBS) is on a three-day visit to Israel to study the growing of horticulture crops there, especially in orchards.
Led by director of Horticulture M. Hanumantha Rao and vice-chancellor of SKLTSHU B. Neeraja Prabhakar, the team is studying modern methods of growing horticulture crops with lesser resources such as land and water and achieving the highest productivity. The team will help horticulture farmers in the State adopt the methods being followed in Israel to enhance their productivity.
According to SKLTSHU officials, the team visited fields in Israel where vegetables were being cultivated in greenhouses as part of protected cultivation and achieving high quality and productivity.
