Kargil unit sends a 20 metric tonne sea buckthorn pulp consignment to Delhi as Ladakh's production reaches 2,200 tonnes

15 October 2026

Dr Mohd Jaffer Akhoon, Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil, flagged off a consignment of 20 metric tonnes of sea buckthorn pulp to Delhi on 12 October 2026.
It was the final consignment of the season from the Rabbani Agri Processing Unit at Sankoo, which works with Well with India Private Limited of Delhi.
Mohamed Hassan, co-founder of the processing unit, and Executive Councillor Altaf Hussain were present.
At the Ladakh Advisory Council meeting of 13 October 2026, sea buckthorn production in the union territory was put at 2,200 tonnes this year.
A processing plant is coming up in Nubra, and a Sea Buckthorn Conclave was held earlier in the year.
Sea buckthorn is a thorny shrub of the cold desert whose berries are used in juices and health products.