SRINAGAR, March 7 -- The government on Friday disclosed that Jammu and Kashmir has produced approximately 62 LMT of apples over the past three years while implementing a robust system to ensure the availability of quality agricultural inputs for farmers.

Responding to a query from Dr Bashir Ahmad Veeri, MLA Bijbehara, Minister for Agriculture Production stated that apple production in J&K stood at 20.40 LMT in 2022-23, 20.64 LMT in 2023-24, and 20.56 LMT in 2024-25, amounting to a total of around 62 LMT over three years. Addressing concerns about substandard fertilisers and pesticides, the minister assured that the Department of Agriculture has established a stringent monitoring mechanism to regulate the distribution of agricultural inpu...