SRINAGAR, July 4 -- Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan today visited the horticulture research and demonstration blocks of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K), Shalimar. As part of his two-day visit to Jammu & Kashmir, the Minister reviewed on-ground innovations in horticulture and later held an extensive interaction with key stakeholders from the agriculture and allied sectors.

During his visit to the SKUAST-K campus, the Union Minister was briefed on several scientific advancements in horticulture being implemented in the Valley. He reviewed a high-yielding variety of apple capable of fruiting within the first year of plant...