In the south Kashmiri town of Shopian, the first national conference of apple growers in the area will be held. The apple-rich town is hosting a two-day conference on July 15 and 16. The growers from different apple-producing states of the country are expected to attend the conference.
The conference is being organised by the Apple Farmers' Federation of India (AFFI) in collaboration with Jammu and Kashmir Kisaan Tehreek. Hundreds of delegates from Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand are expected to attend.
The AFFI was born out of a national workshop held in Srinagar last year. Besides apple cultivators from J & K and Himachal Pradesh, experts from top-tier universities like Jawaharlal Nehru University, Central University of Temperate Horticulture, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture Sciences and Central University of Kashmir participated in the workshop.
Source: greaterkashmir.com