Horticulture
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...
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...
