KHATIMA NEWS
Champawat
A weekly farmers’ market will be organised at the Roadways Bus Station premises in Champawat district headquarters from 18 October, with support from the Agriculture and Horticulture departments. Local cultivators will sell organic products at discounted prices, creating a nearby marketplace for growers and improving access to locally produced farm goods for residents.
Dehradun
Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Anand Vardhan inaugurated NABARD’s Apple Festival 3.0 in Dehradun, highlighting stronger farmer-producer organisations, better branding and improved market access. The festival featured apples, kiwi, vegetables and other farm products while officials urged greater storage, traceability and coordination between the government and NABARD.
Uttarkashi
Uttarkashi is preparing to widen protected cultivation through cluster-based polyhouses measuring 50 to 500 square metres. The initiative under NABARD’s RIDF scheme will support vegetable and flower cultivation, while 114 farmers from Bhatwari and the Ganga Valley have received training in production, crop management and -harvest handling.
