Horticulture a viable economic activity
Over 80 thousand families associated with the activity in district Kupwara
KUPWARA, MARCH 12- : Kupwara, a north Kashmir border district, 100 km away from capital city Srinagar, is gifted with ideal agro climate conditions and topography. This atmosphere is very conducive to grow different kinds and cultivars of fresh and dry fruits.
Over 80,000 families, comprising 04 lakh souls are directly or indirectly engaged with the Horticulture sector in the District. The total number of orchardists in the district exists around 81205.
The major fruits grown in the district are Apple, Walnut. Pear and cherry. The citrus and Olive are also cultivated in the Teetwal area of the district.
The rural economy of the district is exclusively dependent on Horticulture sector, as the district is presently known as
One of the major fruit producing districts of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory.
The area under different fruit crops in the district is 29114.18 hectares, out of 20287.2 hectares are under fresh fruits and 8827 hectares under dry fruits. In terms of production the district has shown a significant increase in production and touched the mark of 230042.09 metric tons in which 201836.49 M.T are fresh fruits and 26451 M.T are dry fruits. Among the total production, around 29789 metric tons have been locally consumed and around 168810 metric tons have been exported outside the district.
Because of the concerted efforts of the horticulture department in the district, there was a significant increase in the 'A- Grade' production of fruits during the year 2021 and the sector touched new heights. It helped the orchardi
