J&K produced 19.56 lakh MT fresh fruit in 2018-19

Governor’s Advisor, K Skandan today convened a meeting to review the functioning of the Agriculture, Horticulture Agro Industries, Sericulture and allied departments.

The meeting discussed various initiatives regarding improvedfunctioning of Agriculture and Horticulture departments. It also discussedvarious issues faced by these departments with regards to the implementation ofvarious schemes.

   

The Advisor was briefed regarding fresh fruits and dryfruits production. It was given out that production of Apple, Pear, Apricot andother fruits was recorded at 1956331 MT during 2018-19. Similarly, theproduction of the dry fruits of Walnut, Almond and other dry fruits wererecorded 205405 MT during the year 2018-19, an official handout said.

Speaking on the occasion, Advisor Skandan stressed on theneed for taking reformative measures to develop these sectors and also urgedfor exploring more possibilities of their expansion in the state.

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