Horticulture
World Bank funded Horticulture project to complete within six years
Shimla: A World Bank team headed by Manivannan Pathy called on Horticulture Minister Vidya Stokes here today and discussed various issues including Rs. 1000...
GPS to protect vehicles ferrying apples
The Horticulture department has decided to install Global Positioning Systems (GPS) for monitoring of trucks ferrying apple produce. Identity cards would also be issued...
HP exempts Goods Carriages to obtain permit for apple transportation
The Himachal Pradesh Government has exempted all Goods carriages coming from neighbouring States from the requirement of obtaining a permit under Section 66(1) of...
Bragta raises apple import issue with Union Finance Minister
Senior BJP leader and former state Horticulture Minister Narinder Bragta, MP Anurag Thakur, Virender Kashyap and Ram Swaroop Sharma today met Union Finance Minister...
A brief note on Apple Import
Growing apple imports, a worry for apple growers of Himachal, a report compiled by Chetan Singh Bragta. As per the trade data of...
Chief Minister inaugurates Agriculture Produce Marketing Yard at Parwanoo
To give proper platform to the horticulturists and farmers of the State for storing and marketing their produce, Chief Minister has inaugurated Agriculture Produce...
Govt notifies procurement of Mango under MIS
The Himachal Pradesh Government had notified Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) for Mango fruits for the year 2014. The state government spokesperson said that the...
APEDA to modernize Parwanoo juice factory
To modernize the Parwanoo juice factory and setting up controlled atmospheric (CA) store at Kingal near Rampur, the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export...
State government endeavours to strengthen apple economy
Apple crop contributes immensely to the State economy and to boost its production, the state horticulture department introducing high yielding varieties and strengthening the...
Fruit Nutrition Lab to come up at Thanadhar
Aiming to facilitate the apple growers, the Himachal Pradesh Horticulture department is setting up Fruit Plant Nutrition Laboratory at Thanadhar in Shimla district. Horticulture...
Himachal Government endevours to enhance fruit production
Himachal Pradesh is fast emerging as the Fruit bowl of the country and the State Government is endeavouring to make horticulture sector as a...
Chief Minister promises to improve all roads before apple season
Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh revealed that the Govt has issued directions were issued to the private company working on Theog-Kharapathar-Hatkoti road to complete the...
