The Apple Farmers Federation of India (AFFI) announced its participation in the nationwide general strike scheduled for July 9, aiming to amplify apple growers’ longstanding demands. Central among these is a push for raising the import duty on apples to 100 percent, a plea that remains unaddressed by the government. With major apple-producing states like Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand facing rising input costs and absent minimum support price (MSP) guarantees, farmers are voicing their frustration.