Reviews performance, asks for strengthening agri infrastructureJAMMU: Minister for Agriculture Production, Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Cooperative and Election Department, Javid Ahmad Dar, on Thursday chaired the 70th meeting of the Board of Directors of Jammu and Kashmir Agro Industries Development Corporation Limited (JKAIDCL) at the Civil Secretariat, Jammu. The meeting was attended by Financial Commissioner and Additional Chief Secretary Shailendra Kumar, Managing Director JKAIDCL, Directors of Agriculture and Horticulture Jammu and Kashmir besides representatives of the concerned departments. He stressed the need for optimal utilisation of warehouses, cold chains and controlled atmosphere storage facilities to reduce post-harvest losses. He called for stronger convergence with the line departments to make Centres of Excellence fully functional and outcome-oriented. He emphasised promotion of value addition, processing and agri-based entrepreneurship to enhance farmers’ income and strengthen the agri-economy of Jammu and Kashmir.