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Bitter Harvest The political turmoil of the past eighteen months has hit Kashmir’s apple industry hard.  The entry of the NAFED and the import of duty-free Iranian apples through the Afghanistan route is being seen as interventions that will upset the apple-cart further, reports  Yawar Hussain A local worker packing apples. KL Image by Bilal Bahadur When Jammu and Kashmir administration signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) in January 2020, it was expected to promote the state’s horticulture produce and take it to the global market. A year later, the NAFED has done little to help the apple farmers. On the contrary, it has shaken up the already smooth and profitably functioning decades-old setup of the Rs 9000 crore worth horticulture industry. The entry of duty-free Iranian apples through the Afghanistan route has only further detracted from the profitability of the apple.

Jammu and kashmirUnited statesAbdul rashidSabzi mandiAbdul ganiShah hilalArvind kejriwalNirmala sitharamanHaseeb drabuJabbad branwarFaiz bakshiRouf ahmadPulwama lassiporaYawar hussainMuhammad raafiUnion cabinet