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The policy will help stabilise apple prices in the local market by reducing the oversupply of cheap imported apples

The central government has introduced the Minimum Import Price (MIP) for apples, a move that has been widely celebrated by local farmers. This decision aims to protect the interests by preventing tax-free imports of apples from other countries, ensuring a level playing field for the local apple industry.

According to the policy, any apple costing less than Rs 50 per kg cannot be imported, effectively levelling the playing field for local farmers and providing a much-needed boost to the local apple industry. The introduction of MIP brings several benefits to the apple growers of Jammu and Kashmir. The policy will help stabilise apple prices in the local market by reducing the oversupply of cheap imported apples. This stability will enable local farmers to fetch better prices for their produce, thereby improving their profitability and income.

Additionally, the MIP will boost the overall morale of the apple farming community, as they will no longer have to fear losing the market share to imported apples that enjoy an unfair price advantage. The news of the government’s decision to implement the MIP has been met with widespread relief and optimism among J&K apple growers.

The policy will help stabilise apple prices

Apple Unnati is part of Coca-Cola India’s Fruit Circular Economy Initiative, which extends to fruit farmers across 12 states & 6 fruit varieties in India.

Coca-Cola India along with Indo-Dutch Horticulture Technologies today hosted a felicitation ceremony in Uttarakhand to applaud and recognize local farmers from the state. Eminent dignitaries Ganesh Joshi, Agriculture Minister, Uttarakhand, along with Shailesh Bhagoli, Secretary, Agriculture, Uttarakhand, graced the ceremony with their presence.

20 farmers were recognized for the exemplary productivity benchmarks they have been able to achieve by adoption of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) in apple farming. It has led to a 5X increase in their productivity, empowering them to enhance their incomes and uplift their livelihoods. Introduced to them by Coca-Cola’s Project ‘Unnati-Apple’, in collaboration with Indo-Dutch Horticulture Technologies, the aim is to increase apple productivity in India, especially in the State of Uttarakhand, by bringing global best practices primarily focusing on ultra-high-density plantation (UHDP), leading to a substantial increase in quality, productivity, and profitability per unit of land, hence significantly increasing farmers income and acting as a catalyst to help India in achieving self-sufficiency in apple production.

Project Apple Unnati, launched in 2018 under the flagship sustainable agriculture program of Coca-Cola in India – Fruit Circular Economy, aimed to aid the Indian agri-ecosystem by enhancing farming efficiency, strengthening forward linkages, and building food-processing capacity in the country, addressing challenges of low farm productivity, poor technology adoption and fruit wastage in the horticulture sector. Coca-Cola recognizes farmers to be its true suppliers for key ingredients and values the partnership by focusing on their overall well-being. Along with partners, the company has been working with fruit farmers since 2011, under the flagship project – Unnati, which currently covers 6 fruits – Mango, Apple, Orange, Grapes and Litchi and priority commodities like sugarcane. The program has benefitted 3.5 Lakh farmers so far.

 Devyani Rajya Laxmi Rana, Vice President Public Affairs, Communications and Sustainability, Coca-Cola India & Southwest Asia, “Apple Unnati is part of Coca-Cola India’s Fruit Circular Economy Initiative, which extends to fruit farmers across 12 states & 6 fruit varieties in India.”

 Sudhir Chadha, Director, Indo-Dutch Horticulture Technologies, said, “Project Apple Unnati in partnership with Coca-Cola India has enabled thousands of farmers in the state of Uttarakhand. In fact, Coca-Cola India has been one of the first-ever organizations in Uttarakhand to initiate positive interventions in the space of sustainable agriculture.”

Apple Unnati is part of Coca-Cola India’s