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Monday, December 25, 2023

Walnut production in Kashmir

Walnut trees in Kashmir

Increasing influence internet usage, increasing middle-class population, and raised awareness regarding healthy food among consumers are driving the market growth. The Asia Pacific region accounts for over 36.0 % of global walnut consumption. In 2022, the value of walnuts consumed in the areas was 2.73 billion dollars. 

About 22.66 lakh metric tonnes of walnuts are grown in Jammu and Kashmir in an area spanning 1,89,000 hectares every year. More than 98 pert cent of the total walnuts grown in cold desert himalaya come from Jammu and Kashmir. Walnuts found in Jammu and Kashmir are mainly of two types -- English walnut (Juglans regia) and Black walnut (Juglans nigra).

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Poonch attack

Poonch Brigadier ‘attached’ pending probe into civilians deaths, torture videos. New officer takes over

The Rajouri-Poonch area has shown a worrying trend over the past one-and-half years with soldiers getting repeatedly ambushed by militants.

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Heeng cultivation: Untapped agri-preneurship opportunity in J&K

The scientific name of Asafoetida (heeng) is a Ferula assafoetida andnis a a monoecious, herbaceous and perennial plant of the family Apiaceae. It is a dried latex (gum oleoresin) exuded from the rhizome or tap root of Ferula which is a perennial herb that grows 1 to 1.5 m (3.3 to 4.9 ft) tall. It is also known as devil's dung, asant, food of the gods, jowani badian, stinking gum, hing, hengu, ingu, kayam, and ting. In Kashmiri, it is called as Yang and Sap, in Tamil (Perungaayam) and in Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi as Hing. 
Heeng plants in Kashmir

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The resin-like gum comes from the dried sap extracted from the stem and roots and is used as a spice. The resin is greyish-white when fresh, but dries to a dark amber colour. Today, the most commonly available form is compounded asafoetida, a fine powder containing 30 percent asafoetida resin, along with starch of rice flour and gum Arabic.
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Friday, September 1, 2023

Elderberry cultivation in Kashmir

In folk medicine today, the elderberry is widely considered one of the world’s most healing plants.
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International Info. Resource centre (ISSN: 0975-3095)

Free information of Elderberry cultivation