Indian apple sector wary of Iranian imports

Published Mar 22, 2021

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Apple growers from Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Uttarakhand have formed the Hill State Horticulture Forum to address the alleged smuggling of Iranian apples into India via Afghanistan. The forum intends to involve other stakeholders in the apple business and approach both state and central governments with the issue, highlighting the lack of required import duties payment for these smuggled apples.

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Apple growers of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand have grouped together to fight the alleged smuggling of Iranian apple into Indian markets. These farmers have formed the Hill State Horticulture Forum to raise their concerns. The president of the Fruits, Vegetables and Flowers Growers Association of Himachal Pradesh, Harish Chauhan, alleges that Iranian apples are being brought into India through Afghanistan without paying the required import duties. “We have decided to come on a platform to fight this threat. Along with the apple growers, small ...

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