Jammu & Kashmir to observe 2017 as Year of Apple

Jammu & Kashmir to observe 2017 as Year of Apple

J & K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has declared 2017 as ‘Year of Apple’ to promote the famed (प्रसिद्ध) Kashmiri apples in domestic and foreign (विदेशी) markets.  She also launched the High Density (घनत्व) Apple Plantation Scheme in Srinagar to provide 50% subsidy (माली मदद)  . Jammu & Kashmir

to observe 2017 as Year of Appleiii. The high density plants have a yield of 50-70 metric tonnes per hectare against 10-12 tonnes in case of conventional (परम्परागत) plants. The government is setting up mega mandies and high-tech cold storage at Jablipora in Anantnag and Aglar in Pulwama to promote apple industry. Around 20 Lakh tonnes of Apple is produced in India every year. The top apple producing states of India are Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand & Arunachal Pradesh.  The apple tree is a deciduous tree in the rose family best known for its sweet, sebaceous (चरबीदार) fruit, the apple.  Malus domestica is scientific name of  Apple.

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