News Topic:Horticulture
J&K
Government bans apple imports costing below Rs 50 per kilogram
Central government has amended its import policy for apples by introducing Minimum Important Price (MIP) and banning the import of apples costing below Rs 50 per kg.
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Kashmir
Why Kashmiri farmers switch from paddy to horticulture?
The conversion from agriculture to horticulture has one simple reason as fruits bring more money to farmers than rice.
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Kashmir
Almond industry on the verge of decline in Pulwama
In Pulwama district, where apples and other fruits are cultivated on a large scale, there are thousands of canals in the district where only almonds are cultivated.
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J&K
Land under horticulture increases 400% since 1975 in J-K
Farmers in J&K have been switching from paddy farming as the Union Territory has witnessed over 400 per cent increase in the area under horticulture since 1975.
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Despite bumper crop, low demand mars hopes of cherry growers in Kashmir
Despite the bumper cherry crop this year, very low rates of the produce are marring the hopes of growers across the Kashmir Valley.
J&K
Deficient Rainfall: Experts formulate advisory for agriculture, horticulture in J-K
In wake of the deficient rainfall across Jammu and Kashmir in the past over one month, the experts here have suggested the farmers take all the necessary steps.
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Kashmir
Budgam orchardist acquires commercial apple washing & grading machine
A fruit grower in Kashmir's Budgam district purchased and installed the valley's first-ever Apple Washing & Grading machine on Thursday.
News & Interviews
Apple grading machines are transforming Kashmir’s Horticulture
The variety of apple produce has earned Kashmir a world-wide fame and it is witnessing a transformation due to apple grading machines.
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59 per cent voting recorded in first phase of Assembly polls in J-K
J&K’s Chief Electoral Officer P K Pole said that the first phase of Assembly elections recorded 59 per cent polling with a possibility of a fractional increase.
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Pulwama Police to act against ‘miscreants’ for disrupting polling
Pulwama Police said that legal action has been initiated against a group of 'miscreants' who attempted to disrupt the voting process in Bellow Rajpora on Wednesday.
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Waheed-ur-Rehman Para on PDP, Youth Engagement and His Vision for Pulwama
Waheed-ur-Rehman Para discusses his political journey, youth empowerment, and plans for Pulwama as PDP's candidate in the upcoming Kashmir Assembly elections.
Er Rashid’s surprising rise amid political comeback behind bars
Engineer Abdul Rashid once pushed to the sidelines, has become a key figure in the Valley's political talks. Interestingly, he's doing it all from inside Tihar Jail.