Baramulla, Oct 18: Minister for Agriculture Production, Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Cooperative and Election Departments, Javid Ahmad Dar on Saturday said strict action to be initiated against those involved in using artificial coloring and substandard pesticides in fruit crops, terming the practices harmful to both the industry and the consumers.

Speaking to reporters in Baramulla, Minister Dar said the government is finalizing the process of creating a dedicated Enforcement Wing to regulate fertilizers and pesticides.

“Many fertilizers and pesticides are of poor quality. We are strengthening enforcement to identify and act against violators”, he said.

The Minister said complaints have surfaced from buyers in Delhi, Jammu and Kolkata about Kashmir’s apples being artificially c

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