Pursuing the vision of introducing/ promoting Kashmir based vegetables, spices and other agricultural commodities on global platform and increasing the participation of farmers, agri-preneurs of Kashmir in the global agriculture trade, the Department of Agriculture Kashmir in collaboration with an international marketing group (Lulu) has sent this year’s first consignment of Kashmir specific vegetables (Radish, Turnip, Carrot) to UAE.
It is worth mentioning here that last year a number of vegetable consignments were sent to Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and other Gulf markets.
The vegetable consignment of the Dal area of Srinagar was procured by FAIR exports Pvt Ltd from an FPO; Dal Lake Stem producer company Ltd. The consignments was flagged off by Director Agriculture Kashmir Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal.
Source: kashmirobserver.net