more-inChief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday declared 2017 as ‘Year of Apple’ in a major bid to promote the famed Kashmiri apples in domestic and foreign markets. “Fifty per cent subsidy would be provided by the government to the farmers under the scheme,” said Ms. Mufti. The government is setting up mega mandies and high-tech cold storage to promote apple industry. Direct interface“The government has launched a Market Intervention Scheme to stabilise the rates of apple produce and benefit growers. Jammu and Kashmir is the largest apple producing State in India at 11.2 metric tonnes, which accounts for 71% of national production, according to official figures.

Source: The Hindu February 18, 2017 17:38 UTC