Tag: Himachal apple
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...
MIS ensuring remunerative returns to fruit growers
The Government of Himachal Pradesh is implementing Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) for the procurement of Mango, Apple and Citrus fruits in the State for...
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...
One way traffic on Jubbal-Kotkhai, movement of trucks restricted
To ensure smooth traffic movement of trucks on Jubbal-Kotkhai road through Khara-Pathar, the local administration has imposed one way traffic regulation. As per the...
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...
Manglet denounces Bragta’s claims about Parala marketing yard
Congress leader and Chairman, H.P Marketing Board Subhash Manglet has denounced allegations of former Horticulture Minister Narinder Bragta in which the latter has accused...
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...
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...
