Swati Joshi - February 27, 2022
There is an “intense competition” for mushroom gathering, especially for the morels because of their high commercial value. A substitute of meat with high nutritious and medicinal value, the morel mushroom, locally known as ‘Kanegeich’ in Kashmir is the world’s costliest mushroom. Kashmir lies in the north-west Himalaya range that has a rich repository of unexplored macrofungal wealth. […]
Observer News Service - January 30, 2021
A delegation of Jammu & Kashmir Fruit Growers Association today called on Director Horticulture Kashmir, Ajaz Ahmad Bhat to apprise him of the issues faced by them including the import of Iranian apples via Afghanistan.
Observer News Service - October 26, 2020
The orchardists in the catchment area of the procurement centers will register online for procurement of apples through Central Procurement Agency, NAFED on the official Horticulture website.
Observer News Service - October 23, 2020
Choudhary impressed upon all the officers involved in implementation of the scheme to ensure that the basic purpose of buying apple from the growers at their doorsteps with immediate payment directly to the bank accounts of the apple growers shall be fulfilled smoothly.
Observer News Service - October 21, 2020
Under the scheme, Apple will be procured by NAFED directly from the growers/aggregators at optimum prices at 5 designated Collection Centres (Fruit & Vegetable Mandies).
Swati Joshi - June 2, 2020
Even as growers are getting vocal for local and administration mulling to start the historic 86-km-long Mughal Road exclusively for cherry shipments, the concerns caused by COVID curbs are making the growers cheerless currently
Guest Author - April 23, 2020
Many pesticides are toxic to pollinators like bees, wasps and other friendly insects besides humans. Honey bee colonies and other insect populations are damaged or destroyed by insecticides and losses have a devastating impact on the pollination process and in-turn the fruit production
Guest Author - April 15, 2020
Agriculture is the main economic activity of the Kashmir valley and contributes 21% to GDP of J&K and 70-80% of the population directly or indirectly depends on it, therefore activity should go on by following standard operating procedures
Guest Author - April 14, 2020
Reading is gaining momentum and people are making best use of their quarantine time. There is one good news for readers. If you love reading books and find solace in words, there are a lot of creative opportunities that you may cherry pick. Some of these are
Observer News Service - February 7, 2020
Secretary, Agriculture Production and Horticulture Department, Manzoor Ahmad Lone today said that Jammu and Kashmir would soon have its own Horticulture Policy