Iranian apple โ unlike previous years when it was being brought via Afghanistan and Pakistan โ now after the takeover of Taliban in Afghanistan is being brought via sea routes, illegally, at the โcost of trashโ. SHOPIAN โ Over 1.4 crore apple boxes are unsold in Kashmir after the โillegal importโ of Iranian apple into…
Traders lament that the government isn’t serious about the apple trade and that the cosmetic measures will do little to support the industry. SOPORE โ In 2018, Asif Ali, a representative of a Bangladeshi business firm Gareeb Nawaz, visited Sopore fruit Mandi where he was sold apples valued at Rs 2.85 crore by a local…
What worries the farmers is the damage to apple trees that are yet to be pruned. SRINAGAR โ Early snowfall in the upper reaches of south Kashmirโs Shopian district is proving devastating for the apple farmers with the โuntimelyโ snowfall, damaging the apple trees. The higher reaches of Kashmir valley Saturday received a low to…
The Government denies that it is a new infection. It advised the orchardists to follow the departmental guidelines to stop and eradicate this insect. SHOPIAN โ Asif Ahmad Lone, an apple farmer from Reshipora in the southern Shopian district, did not notice a cocoon-like web on his apple trees. However, he did take note of…
Apple farmers fear that high-density farming may imperil the apple industry in Kashmir. Shopian โ Orchardists in the southern Shopian district who had invested in high-density apple farming and were hoping for bumper returns are hopeless as the market rates for this variety have plunged to the lowest ever in recent years.ย They lament that…