date:Feb 28, 2022
Freak snowstorms and droughts are wreaking havoc on farms across Jammu and Kashmir. In October 2021, an unexpected snowfall in India-administered Kashmir destroyed apple orchards, resulting in the loss of 40 percent of ready-to-pick fruit in the region. For the third year in a row, apple growers have lost half of their crops owing to early snowfall, and many are rightly concerned about the future of the region's orchards.
The apple business accounts for about a third of the local economy - Rs50