Sunday, September 06, 2009

Leadership Award to Sikkim Horticulture

Gangtok,Sep6: The Agriculture Leadership Awards have been instituted by "Agriculture Today", the national agriculture magazine, published by Centre for Agriculture and Rural Development from New Delhi.

Sikkim has been selected for Leadership Award as the best performing State in horticulture by the Agriculture Leadership Awards Committee.

The award ceremony was held on September 04 at the Taj Palace, New Delhi, as part of the Agriculture Leadership Summit, which was organised under the chairmanship of eminent agricultural scientist M.S. Swaminathan. The award was presented to Sikkim Agriclture Minister Dawcho Lepcha by Palnning Commission Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia.