Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], November 30 (ANI): Apple growers in Shimla have said that private apple procurement centres in the district are helping them earn more, as they do not have to deal with middlemen anymore.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 28 (ANI): In a bid to tap into the growth potential of the Horticulture sector in Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday launched a Market Intervention Scheme to facilitate the stakeholders by providing valuable marketing
Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 23 (ANI): Kashmiri Apples, considered as one of the delicious fruit is ready to hit the markets and growers are expecting good returns over it in Kashmir. With the help of apt climatic conditions and efforts of the horticulture department, apple
Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 1 (ANI): People across the Pulwama district, who produce quality apples every year, express happiness over the recently passed farm laws.
Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 19 (ANI): The horticulture department is providing apple growers with loans and subsidies for the construction of packing and grading sheds under the Prime Minister's Development Package (PMDP), announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015 for J
Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 6 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing rapid progress since the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5 last year. High-density plants provided by the Centre are assisting apple farmers to increase production in Kupwara in Jammu and Kashmir.
Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 25 (ANI): The Prime Minister's Development Package (PMDP), announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015 for Jammu and Kashmir, has proved to be a breather for the farmers in the Union Territory as the horticulture department has set up apple or
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 28 (ANI): Apple growers in Shimla say they are faced with a labour shortage ahead of the plucking season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and urged the government to provide respite to them.
New Delhi [India], Nov 11 (ANI): Expelled Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) MP Nazir Ahmad Laway on Monday wrote a letter to the Union Agriculture Minister seeking his intervention for assessing the damage caused to the apple crop following the recent untimely snowfall and for compensating the
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Sept 26 (ANI): Former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday blamed the administration for failing the apple growers in the Kashmir region by alleging they were "paid half" of what they normally earn for their produce.
Shopian (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Sept 20 (ANI): Deputy Commissioner (DC) Shopian on Thursday directed concerned authorities to gear up their administrative machinery to ensure that apple growers reap the benefits of the market intervention scheme (MIS).
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Sept 12 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir administration on Thursday announced its first-ever support-price based procurement system for apple growers of Kashmir aimed at benefitting more than three million farmers.