Dharamshala, Feb. 20 -- Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday expressed concern over the recent Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and their potential impact on farmers and orchardists in Himachal Pradesh along-with Jammu & Kashmir.

While addressing a press conference in Srinagar, Sukhu cautioned that these agreements would result in a surge of imported apples, walnuts, almonds and other horticultural produce, thereby placing immense pressure on local growers who may struggle to secure remunerative prices for their crops. He warned that the adverse consequences of such policies would become increasingly evident in the years ahead.

The CM underscored that agriculture and horticulture constitute the backbone of the economies of both H...