The Horticulture Department of Kashmir is actively expanding kiwi cultivation in northern Kashmir, successfully running five of its own nurseries and promoting the crop. Over the past decade, the Department has dedicated its efforts to propagate kiwi plantations, and these endeavors have borne fruit, with numerous farmers successfully establishing their own orchards.
Joint Director Horticulture, Zahoor Ahmad said the Department of Horticulture has been expanding its horizons to grow kiwi plants in Baramulla and is planning to extend planting even more in the coming year.
“We grow the kiwi plants in the horticulture nurseries at Khujabagh, Nowpora, Uri, Pattan, and Pattan Extension. Some 15 orchardists have set up orchards in Baramulla and people have also planted kiwi plants at scattered places,” he said.
Source: risingkashmir.com