Scanty snow and prolonged dry spell has kept the apple growers worried fearing the apple and pear trees may not have received required chilling. However, experts have come forward to quell the fears stating the chilling has been already...
As many as 35 species of different fruits could be successfully grown in the State where horticulture has been major contributor to the economy of the State.
Horticulture Minister Mahender Singh Thakur has directed agriculture specialists to visit farmers in...
Tree trainer and professional pruner of Himachal Pradesh, Pankaj Negi, has advised apple growers to shun massive pruning and cutting of new spurs and shoots in the growing apple and pear plants. He said that prevalent and old practices...
चम्बा के साथ लगते सन्डू गॉंव के पूर्व सैनिक चयन लाल जी इलाके में बागवानी में सफलता प्राप्त करके एक शानदार उदाहरण पेश कर रहे हैं। चरण लाल जी हर साल लगभग 100 से 130 क्विंटल कीवी उगा कर हिमाचल...
Apple import in India has increased from 1,22,265 tonnes to 3,00,000 tonnes in the last five years, Virender Kashyap, Member of Parliament from Shimla informed.
Kashyap gave the figures while urging Union Commerce Minister, Saursh Prabhu, to increase import duty...
In order to promote local produce, Himachal Pradesh will strongly advocate duty on importing of apples, Horticulture Minister, Mahinder Singh Thakur, who also holds the IPH portfolio, said today.
Thakur said that Himachal apples were one of the best in...
Himachal Pradesh fruit production is on the cusp of a revolution . Principal Secretary Horticulture Himachal Pradesh Jagdish Chander said, “We are going in for a complete modernisation of our temperate and sub tropical fruit production which includes apple,...
Taking strong exception on the news item appeared in some section of press related to the Import of Planting Material, Horticulture Minister Smt. Vidya Stokes has today categorically denied and described it as false and misleading to have been...
The Himachal Pradesh Seb Utpadak Sanghh (HPSUS) showed concern over the import of virus infected apple root stock by the State Government and role of middle man to supply in-quarantine apple plants in this hill state. President HPSUS Mr....
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Himachal Pradesh Horticulture Minister Ms. Vidya Stokes has urged the fruit growers are free to use any type of carton boxes for the marketing of their produce in the coming apple season however they should use prescribed standards for apple...