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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 population of district Kulgam, especially in Coimbatore,
00:17have set up nurseries and have left traditional fruit plants and are now focusing on foreign varieties like Gala.
00:31These people are now in the market and the foreign varieties are providing their roots and plants.
00:38The advantage of this is that the dependency will also end and fortunately, the standard rates in the market will also increase.
00:51We will talk to the people here who are associated with this and would like to know more from them.
00:57We work with the nursery.
01:00The rice has shifted from rice to apple.
01:04Everyone is looking for the benefits.
01:07As 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 new technologies and varieties have come in this, farmers and nursery owners are getting a lot of benefits.
01:38That is why people are going after new varieties because new varieties come every year and there is a lot of profit in it.
01:47This is a revolution of high density.
01:51We have imported high density from abroad.
01:55The people who saw that there is more profit in this and there is less hard work and it comes on fruiting quickly.
02:03Immediately, people shifted from traditional orchards to new high density orchards.
02:15They get investment and profit within 2-3 years.
02:19This year, the varieties that are selling the most 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 RD11 which has already been sold.
02:42Apart from apples, there was a lot of demand for cherries this year.
02:49High density cherries are available on rootstocks, particularly on cold rootstocks.
02:55The varieties that are available on cold rootstocks are Stella and Diamond.
03:00There are a lot of varieties, so there are a lot of demands.
03:06If no effort is made to import the roots or to plant the imported plants,
03:13locally grafted plants and rootstocks can be planted here.
03:20This is a very big industry and it is emerging.
03:24Right now, in Kulgam, there is 100 crore rupees in this industry.
03:30Two years ago, when we brought the roots from Italy, we cultivated them here.
03:38We have made the plants here.
03:40It is not expensive compared to Italy.
03:41It is 200 rupees cheaper than Italy.
03:44If the price of an Italian plant is 800-870 rupees,
03:47we will get it for 400-370-330 rupees.
03:51People don't have to go out.
03:53We have available plant material.
03:55Anyone can use it.
03:56It is expensive there and cheaper here.
03:59Kulgam was known as the rice bowl of Jammu and Kashmir.
04:03But our area, Coimbatore, only has nurseries.
04:07If you come to Coimbatore, you will find a lot of nurseries here.
04:13You can see how many youth are getting employment here.
04:16We have at least 20-30 people working here.
04:20They are working in the field and in the nursery.
04:23I am 18 years old.
04:25I have been working here for 7 years.
04:27I don't want to make the youth prefer government jobs.
04:31They should start their own business.
04:34That will be preferable for them.
04:36If you can work, you will get something for yourself.
04:38You will not become a slave or a slaveholder.
04:41You saw how the educated, unemployed youth have made this their livelihood.
04:48They are trying to sell this sector.
04:53They have also brought changes to the nurseries.
05:00They are cultivating new varieties here.
05:03So that the dependency ends and the farmers get the standard rate.
05:09They say that the educated youth should be aware of this sector.
05:15They should earn their own livelihood and provide employment for others.
05:22Mir Spak, ITV Bharat, Kulgam.