Chandigarh: The cold desert of Lahaul and Spiti, till now known to supply high quality potatoes and peas to the country when the crop in most parts is almost over, is slowly capturing the market with its apples. In its nascent stage yet, apples from this part of Himachal have already wrested a market share, which is growing with each passing year.
Apple production started in Arunachal Pradesh a couple of years back but the State is yet to become a producer of any repute mainly due to lack of post-harvest facilities in the State.
However, the Technology Mission for Horticulture in Northeastern States has now decided to impart training to apple growers in the State on post-harvest handling and marketing.
Apple production started in Arunachal Pradesh a couple of years back but the State is yet to become a producer of any repute mainly due to lack of post-harvest facilities in the State.
However, the Technology Mission for Horticulture in Northeastern States has now decided to impart training to apple growers in the State on post-harvest handling and marketing.
Inadequate procurement of apple under the market intervention scheme (MIS) during the current season will add to financial woes of the state-owned HPMC which is already in the red.
Although the corporation has not been able to utilise its full processing capacity of 22,700 tonnes for even once in the past three decades, the situation is worse this season because of lean crop.
With apple production down to almost half, the Horticulture Department has now laid thrust on replacing the existing apple trees with American rootstock, which will not only help increase production, but also enhance quality.
A two-day apple festival-09-cum-conference on apple and stone fruits will be organised here on October 3 by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in collaboration with the state government.
This was decided at a meeting held here today under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Asha Swaroop.
The Union agriculture ministry has agreed to enhance central assistance from Rs 23,000 per hectare to Rs 56,000 per hectare for planting improved apple tree varieties in the old orchards of Himachal Pradesh.
SHIMLA: The Himachal Pradesh Government has decided to continue with its market intervention scheme to procure fair and average quality apples during the current crop season, ensuring remunerative prices for the produce to farmers in various terminal markets of the country and saving them from exploitation at the hands of middlemen.
Shimla: An apple a day keeps the doctor away, goes the adage. But there may not be enough apples this year, as the production of the fruit is likely to be go down by a whopping 50% in Himachal Pradesh. Know as India
