Whenever we talk about apple cultivation in India, the first names that come to mind are the hilly areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal and Uttarakhand, but now work is being done to promote apple cultivation in states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar also. Used to be. Bihar government is encouraging the farmers of its state to cultivate apples and is also giving subsidies of up to 50% for it.
Generally, apple cultivation requires very low temperatures. But in Bihar and other plain states, the temperature becomes very high, so cultivating apples in these areas was not possible earlier. But now a variety of apples has been developed which can grow even in areas with high temperatures and also give good yield. This variety is Harman-99 which has been planted in districts like Muzaffarpur, Vaishali, Bhagalpur, Begusarai, Samastipur, Katihar and Aurangabad of Bihar for the last two years. However, let us tell you that the state government gives about Rs 2.5 lakh per hectare to the farmers for apple gardening.
Source: News 18
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