date:Aug 29, 2012
n of strawberries, which were first introduced by the British and were grown till then only for tourist consumption. Grapes, too, are profitable when exported and processed.
Farmers in Himachal have been making a fortune from apples. Production has risen to 15 crore boxes in August-December 2010 from 8-9 crore boxes (50 boxes make one tonne) in 2009 and traders and corporates such as Adani, Concor, Bharti and Dev Bhumi Cold Chain are queuing up, to procure the fruit.
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