Climate change, rising production costs upset Himachal's apple cart
The New Indian Express Villupuram|January 02, 2025
WITH weather becoming warmer due to climate change and cost of production increasing, apple growers in Himachal Pradesh now prefer to grow stone fruits.
HARPREET BAJWA @Chandigarh

WITH weather becoming warmer due to climate change and cost of production increasing, apple growers in Himachal Pradesh now prefer to grow stone fruits. Himachal is the second largest producer of apples after Jammu and Kashmir. Farmers and horticulture officials say the net profit in apple cultivation has reduced to below 50% of the total sale.

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