Shimla, Jan. 30 -- The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union, being celebrated by the Modi government as the "Mother of All Deals" (MoAD), may instead turn into a "Mother of Apple Imports" (MoAI) for nearly 2.5 lakh apple growers in Himachal Pradesh, growers' bodies have warned.
Reacting to the agreement signed between India and the European union on January 27, Himachal Pradesh Apple Growers' Association president Rakesh Singha termed the deal as being against the interests of Indian apple growers.
"A Free Trade Agreement has been signed between the Indian government and the European Union, under which the import duty on EU apples has been reduced from 50 per cent to 20 per cent. This has created a serious crisis for Himacha...