Studies show that substances like surfactants used in adhesives are toxic. The Punjab Food Safety department has asked traders not to paste stickers on fruit and vegetable sellers, noting that these can pose health hazards to consumers. The Food Safety Teams have been directed to check the sale of such …
This study conducted during January- March, 2007, in the Kullu Valley of Himachal Pradesh in India, takes the apple as an indicator crop to investigate the positive and negative effects of climate change on farm economy. It explores the impacts it had on the agricultural economy of the hill farmers …
DINKER VASHISHT AND ASHWANI SHARMA SHIMLA, O THE Centre's decision to insist on employment visa for Chinese workers in India has upset the government of Himachal Pradesh where, in the Theog-Rohru apple cultivation belt, Chinese workers and engineer have been made to stop work on a road project, key t …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. Out of a total of 94,000 hectares under apple cultivation in the state, almost 25 per …
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 festival is being …
Harvesting of apple has picked up belatedly with over 500 fruit-laden trucks leaving the state for various markets over the past two days. The drought-like conditions prevailing for most of the year had severely affected the crop and growers had delayed harvesting in the hope that rains during monsoon will …
Baldev S Chauhan / Shimla July 31, 2009, 0:22 IST 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. This was stated by the state
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 …
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
The Himachal apples will not taste as they used to do in the best days of their harvests. And the fruit is also not expected to be available in abundance this time around. This is perhaps the first visible adverse affect of the climate
Baldev S Chauhan / Shimla June 22, 2009, 0:31 IST An almost snowless winter, coupled with a prolonged dry summer, has taken its toll on the apple crop this year in Himachal Pradesh.The state
Famous for its delicious apples, Himachal Pradesh itself is now flooded with imported varieties of the fruit. Chinese and Australian apples, known for their natural sweetness, colour and succulence, are selling well in the state, often referred to as India
WHILE it is known that the adverse impact of global warming on glaciers could unleash food shortages, now comes some more distressing news. A study conducted by Palampur-based agriculture university suggests a shrinkage of apple belt in Himachal Pradesh. The reports, if true, portend a grim picture for Himachal
Solan: The current spell of rainfall and snow in the upper and middle hills of Himachal Pradesh may translate into some respite for farmers and orchardists who are grappling with the impact of five long months of dry winter. The last rain in the region was recorded at 10.4 mm …
MIS fails to achieve targets The Market Intervention Scheme (MIS), being implemented by the director of Horticulture Planning and Marketing for the procurement of apple and sandy pear, has failed to achieve the desired results, as the achievement was just 45 per cent on financial front and 43 per cent …
MIR EHSAN SRINAGAR They believe that once the Kashmir Valley has regular walnut orchards on the pattern of those in the United States and China, the production will increase manifold
