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R & D on promoting commercial crop like Pistachio may ease out agrarian distress: Agriculturists

By Mohan Lal Verma
Shimla, Oct 8 (UNI) The variable agro-climate zones of Himachal and other north Himalayan states are suitable for number of commercial crops as a World bank concept paper about diversification and promotions of new agriculture technology puts emphasis on the promotion of research and development of such high-value crop likely to help and ease out agrarian distress, Agriculturists, Social activists and crushder of Farmers agitation said here on Friday.
Number of individual and agriculture institutions in the country are trying hard to focus on cash crop and high value commerce crops promotion including low chilling fruit varities like apple & pome, kivi, avocado, exotic vegitable, offseason, vegitable, asoetofida (heeng), cinonomon(Dalchini), black zeera, figs, red globe grapes, coffee and sandal wood etc.
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