Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri is experiencing a boom in apricot farming, with an annual yield touching 2,500 tons of fruit from 511 hectares under apricot production. The border district is also experiencing an increasing trend among progressive farmers opting for apricot production.
Chief Horticulture Officer (CHO), Rajouri, Madan Lal: "At present, 511 hectares of area is under the apricot production in the district bearing an annual production of 2,500 metric tons of fruits."
"Apricot is an important fruit crop of the intermediate region of Jammu Division. In Rajouri, it was grown traditionally with old local varieties but with the introduction of quality plant material and with proper guidance by the department of horticulture Rajouri, the production and quality of apricot fruit has increased in manifolds," Lal added.
Source: theweek.in
