Horticulture
Govt extends Weather based Crop Insurance Scheme to all blocks
With a view to compensate the huge loss to the farmers and Horticulturalists of the State due to harsh weather conditions and untimely...
Avoid Indiscriminate Use of Urea
Constant decline in soil fertility status, mainly due to nutrient removal by intensive cropping systems in amounts far-exceeding their replenishment through fertilizers and...
HPMC achieves all time high sales targets
Aiming to transform the horticulture sector in the State, H.P Horticultural Produce Marketing and Processing Corporation Limited (HPMC) has achieved all time high sales...
Horticulture Dept distributes 336 MT pesticides among fruit growers
Horticulture Minister Vidya Stokes said that horticultural activities were being developed scientifically in the State. She said that sufficient pesticides had been distributed among...
Himachal to introduce standard cartons in coming season
Himachal Pradesh Government has decided to introduce standard cartons from coming apple season. Horticulture Minister Vidya Stokes, in a conference of progressive fruit growers...
HPMC and HIMFED procured 7956 MT apples
The HPMC and HIMFED have procured 7955.6 metric tonne apples under Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) so far. Horticulture Department official said that 4380.200 metric tonne...
2084 MT apples procured under MIS
The Horticulture Department has procured 2084 metric tonne apples under Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) upto 7th September, 2014. An official with the Horticulture Department said...
Govt’s faulty policies responsible for apple market crash: Bragta
Shimla: Former Horticulture Minister Narinder Bragta has blamed the state government’s faulty policies towards the apple growers for the steep crash of the apple...
256 MT apples procured under MIS
The HPMC and HIMFED claimed to have procured 255.516 metric tonne apples under Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) upto 25th August, 2014. An official, in a...
Him Agri Fresh opens CA Store at Balghar in Theog
Shimla: Him Agri Fresh Private Ltd has set up 5,100 metric tonne (MT) capacity controlled atmospheric store (CAS) at Balghar near Sanj in Theog...
Horticulture Dept opens 125 Apple Collection Centres
Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh Government has opened 125 collection centres in the State for procurement of ‘C’ grade apple under Market Intervention Scheme (MIS)....
Fruit plant nutrition consultancy service proving boon for horticulturists
Fruit plant nutrition consultancy service being implemented in the State proved beneficial to the fruit growers. Through this consultancy service, the growers are getting...
