Ladakh: food, farms and farsan.

What farsan and sweets is Ladakh known for?

• Dried apricotsSun-dried whole apricots, stored for winter
• KhambirThick-crusted fermented bread that keeps several days
• TsampaRoasted barley flour eaten with butter tea

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What does Ladakh export?

• Fresh apricots

  First commercial consignment to Dubai, September 2021; repeat orders for Oman and Qatar

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• Sea buckthorn products

  Samples of juice, pulp, concentrate, oil and tea supplied for domestic and overseas development, 2021; no completed export found

  Source

India publishes few export figures by state of origin. Where a figure is national, a port total or a single shipment, it says so.

Where is it grown, processed and shipped?

• Leh

  Apricot export dispatch point (first Dubai shipment 2021); planned apricot dryer processing unit Source

• Kargil

  Apricot growing and drying, about 11,067 t a year; dried-apricot drink phatxingu Source

• Indus valley near Leh, Leh

  Wild sea buckthorn (GI 2023) harvested along the Indus belt; primary pulping in Ladakh Source

Sources

• ETV Bharat, Raktsey Karpo apricot GI
• Eco-Business, Ladakh apricots (2026)
• MoFPI/PIB ODOP list by district (Dec 2023)
• Voice of Ladakh, sea buckthorn processing (2025)
• Ladakhi food guide (blog)