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Weather swings, monsoon risks, and the growing threat to mango, apple cropsThe agriculture industry has evolved historically through adaptation and resilience, and now it is time to speed up this transformation, em...
Mehbooba Mufti says Almighty will help PDP like Iran, Omar Abdullah lacks courage to speakFormer Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti stated she was miserly in imposing the Public Safety Act on youth during her term. S...
A bite too big? Orchard anxiety for farmers as US apples could crowd Indian shelvesApple cultivators in India stand at a crossroads as a recent trade agreement with the US and a surge in imported fruits jeopardise their ex...
Cloudburst-triggered landslide kills three in J&K's Ramban districtA cloudburst in Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir, triggered a devastating landslide, resulting in three fatalities and the closure of the national...
No snow in Kashmir, Himachal can damage apples: GrowersApple growers in Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, India's prime apple-growing regions, are facing a significant drop in production thi...
Apple, at the centre of climate crisis, faces a new threat from WashingtonIncessant rains and landslides are threatening to wipe away the apple crop in Himachal this year, even as the farmers are still figuring ou...
India to face apple crunch as heavy rain hits productionHeavy rains have not only damaged farms, but also destroyed roads, power lines and infrastructure worth $550 million in Himachal Pradesh, w...
Heavy rains likely to halve apple production in HP, J&KApple growers from the Kashmir valley, which accounts for around 75% of the 2.1-2.9 million tonnes of apples produced in the country a year...
Washington lawmakers seek removal of tariffs on American apples imported to IndiaOn average, 30 per cent of the apples, cherries, and pears produced in the Pacific Northwest are exported and India was once a strong marke...
Climate change will hurt your glass of wine. Late frost across French vineyards threatens fruit cropsFruit growers are worried that the frost will kill off large numbers of early buds.
Natural farming gives edge to Himachal Pradesh apple growers in marketThe non-chemical low-cost climate resilient SPNF technique is being promoted for agriculture and horticulture crops in Himachal Pradesh as ...
J&K police to carry out DNA test of three 'militants' killed in ShopianRelatives of the trio – identified as Abrar Ahmad (20), Imtiyaz Ahmad (25) and Abrar Ahmad (17) – suspect that they were killed in a “stage...
Quarantine requirements keep many buyers away from Apple markets in Himachal PradeshApple harvesting has begun in Himachal Pradesh and will start in a month in Kashmir. The desperate apple trade is seeking government procur...
A false apple dream?At a time, when apple farmers across the Valley are preparing their orchards and spraying pesticides, hopeful of a bumper crop, Dar is wait...
Surprise rains play spoilsport and impact some crop yieldsA heavy burst of unseasonal rain and stormy weather across the country has severely damaged Nagpur's orange crop along with many mango and ...
Floods caused Rs 1,000-crore loss to apple crop in Kashmir: AssochamThe floods have caused a loss of Rs 1,000 crore to the apple crop in Kashmir, threatening a collapse of the horticulture industry in the st...
Apple orchards dying as hills get warmerWith apple trees failing to get required chill hours during winters and frequency of snowfall decreased over the years, many fatal diseases...
- Farmers in Himachal's mango belt hit hard by frost
Intense cold conditions have caused an extensive damage to mango yield in this sub-division that is famous for cultivation of the 'king' of...
- Kashmir apple trade seeks industry status
Farmers across the valley accuse the government for not doing enough to safeguard the declining horticulture sector.
- J&K apple trade in shambles: growers
Apple farming may be one of the major sources of revenue in Jammu and Kashmir but fruit growers say unless their trade is granted an indust...