date:May 29, 2020
om Amritsar to Delhi and Mumbai. We had requested them to transport the fruits from Jammu but that did not materialize.
Mir said: Kashmir has produced approximately 12,000 tons of cherry this year. Last year, the number was around 11,700 tons. The Valley annually sends around 3,500-4,000 tons of the fruit to other states.
Despite having a good produce, farmers are a worried lot due to decrease in demand due to closure of markets and difficulties in transporting fruit from farms to the markets