The kiwifruit nursery industry in India is "quite rudimentary", says NZ scientists.
New Zealand growers and scientists are working closely with their Indian counterparts to help grow kiwifruit and apple industries, following on from the new trade deal between the two countries.
Steph Montgomery is leading the Bioeconomy Science Institute's collaborative Kiwifruit Action Plan in India - the first bilateral agricultural partnership project to be launched as part of free trade agreement.
"It's a development project to help Indian industry develop their nascent green kiwifruit industry," she told RNZ.
She said while kiwifruit is native to the Himalayas and North India, and not an uncommon crop there, the industry is less developed and often involves terraced plantings.
