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00:00There was a time when district Kulgam was known as the rice bowl of Kashmir.
00:04People started focusing on agriculture and horticulture.
00:11I would like to tell you that most of the residents of district Kulgam, especially in Coimbatore,
00:17have set up nurseries there and along with time, they have left traditional fruit plants
00:24and now they are focusing on foreign varieties like the Gala variety.
00:31They are now providing foreign varieties of their roots and plants to the people in the market.
00:38One benefit of this is that the dependency will also end.
00:43And fortunately, this will also help in increasing the standard rates in the market.
00:51We would like to know more about this from the people who are associated with this.
00:57We work with the nursery.
01:00Actually, the shift from rice to apple, everyone is looking at the benefits.
01:07As far as you know, the apple industry is one of the biggest industries in Kashmir.
01:18We felt that there is more profit in this as compared to rice.
01:22That is why we have shifted from rice to apple.
01:25Now that there are new technologies and varieties,
01:30the farmers and the nursery owners are also getting a lot of benefits.
01:39So, as you can see, people are going behind the varieties because there are new varieties every year.
01:46So, there is a lot of profit in this.
01:47This is a revolution of high-density orchards.
01:51We have imported high-density orchards from abroad.
01:55So, people saw that there is more profit in this and there is less hard work.
02:00And this comes on fruiting quickly.
02:04So, people immediately shifted from traditional orchards to new high-density orchards.
02:15So, there is investment and profit within 2-3 years.
02:20The varieties that we sell the most this year are Tirekis and Shiniko Red.
02:27Then we have Mema Gala, Dark Baron Gala, Fensum Gala.
02:33Among the delicious varieties, we have SS2, SS3, Z1.
02:38We also had RDLA1, which has already been sold.
02:42Apart from apples, there was a lot of demand for cherries this year.
02:50High-density cherries come on rootstock, particularly on coal-to-rootstock.
02:56The varieties on coal-to-rootstock are Stella and Diamond.
03:00There are a lot of varieties, so there is a lot of demand for them.
03:06If no effort is made to import the roots or to plant the imported plants,
03:13then locally grafted plants and rootstock can also be planted here.
03:20This is a very big industry and it is emerging.
03:24In Kulgam, there is Rs. 100 crore in this industry.
03:31Two years ago, when we brought the roots from Italy, we cultivated them here.
03:38We have grown the plants here.
03:40It is not expensive to grow from Italy.
03:41It is Rs. 200 cheaper to grow from Italy.
03:44If the price of an Italian plant is Rs. 800-870,
03:47we can grow it for Rs. 400, Rs. 370, Rs. 330.
03:51People don't have to go abroad.
03:53We have available plant material.
03:56It is expensive there and cheaper here.
03:59Kulgam was known as the rice bowl of Jammu and Kashmir.
04:04But now, our area, Coimbatore, is full of nurseries.
04:07If you come to Coimbatore, you will find a lot of nurseries here.
04:13You can see how many youth are working here.
04:16There are at least 20-30 people working here.
04:20They work in the field and also in the nursery.
04:23I am 18 years old.
04:24I have been working here for 7 years.
04:27I don't want the youth to prefer a government job.
04:31You should start your own business.
04:34That will be preferable to you.
04:35If you can work, you will earn something.
04:38You will not become a slave or a slaveholder.
04:41You saw how the educated, unemployed youth here
04:45have made this their livelihood.
04:48They are trying to sell this sector.
04:53The nurseries that they have set up here
04:56have brought about a change in this area as well.
04:59They are cultivating new varieties here
05:03so that this dependency ends
05:05and the farmers are provided with a standard rate.
05:09What they want to say is that the educated youth
05:13should be aware of this sector
05:15and should earn their own livelihood
05:18so that they can provide for their families and friends.
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