The two-day apple festival was launched Virtually by Union Minister Of Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture, Narendra Singh Tomar.
Highlights
The Apple Festival, which was held for the first time in Srinagar, Jammu, and Kashmir, was virtually opened by Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Lt Governor Manoj Sinha.
It will give apple growers and other stakeholders a greater platform.
With an annual production of more than 2 million metric tonnes, apple production in Jammu and Kashmir accounts for 87 percent of national production and supports the livelihoods of roughly 30 percent of the people.