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| J&K to boost walnut production | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 26: After realizing that walnut export could boost foreign exchange revenue for Jammu and Kashmir, state government has decided to initiate fresh measures for promoting walnut production in the state.
As part of scheme to boost walnut production, more land was being utilized for plantation of walnut trees in the state. A government survey has indicated that there was 50,000 hectares of land available on which walnut cultivation can be carried out successfully.
According to the survey, revenue earned from walnut in shells and kernels increased from Rs 200 crore to Rs 300 crore in a year. And out of the revenue of Rs 200 crore, two years ago, foreign exchange amounted to Rs 120 crore. It’s share in the Indian walnut trade in the international market has reached a level of seven per cent.
Official survey says that this level is expected to double within next 10 years provided cultivation and production of walnut increases. Though apple and other fresh fruit export yields better revenue than the walnut but experts have found that being non-perishable, walnut could prove safe item among dry fruits.
Survey has found a big potential for the export of dried apricots, sweet kernels, apricot oil and bitter kernel produced in the Ladakh region. According to survey, these items fetch about Rs 9 crore to the producers but if improved technology was introduced and more area was brought under apricot cultivation, Ladakh could export these items worth over Rs 20 crore within next five to seven years.
In a bid to increase production of fresh and dry fruits, government has plans to create adequate irrigation infrastructure in the shape of deep bore wells, tube wells water storage in rain fed areas.
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