Thanks Sanjay for this arcticle. The apple orchardists have so far had a good run. Apple (Malus pumila) is an important temperate fruit. Many exotic fruits like apple, pears, peaches, cherries, apricots, almonds, plums, pomegranate, strawberries etc are cultivated here. Himachal Pradesh will look lively during this season. Himachal Pradesh is the second largest apple producing state in India, right after Jammu and Kashmir. Apple orchards in Himachal Pradesh [Photo/ANI]. Great reportage Sanjay! This has gone unchecked for so many years that the repercussions of deforestation are now  visiting the orchardists. For example, an increase in temperature and decrease in winter rainfall and snowfall have reduced the number of chilling hours, leading to a decline in apple production in the region. Officials of the Horticulture Department said the harvesting of the crop from mid-hills of Shimla, Kullu and Mandi districts is at its peak. He said the south Indian apple orchards — primarily in Karnataka — could produce 10 times more per hectare than Himachal Pradesh. The most awaited apple season in the hill State of Himachal Pradesh has begun with the first lot of around 10 lakh cartons reaching various markets in the country. Therefore there is a dire need for people like us to build awareness about environmental issues among the orchardists and show how its going to impact our future. Favourable weather — an extended winter and good snowfall necessary to meet the minimum chill hours for the fruit-bearing trees to blossom — promised a bumper harvest. Over the years, the apple production in the state has been erratic, say experts. He even changed his name to a Himachali one and became a regular Pahari. The apple harvesting season in the state is from July to October, depending upon the plant variety. Pariyavaran Sangrakshak Samiti is a  grassroots level organization being run by the local orchardists here in Kairi village. Thanks, Nice work. The ravages of Uttarakhand are perfect example of this. Today, apple farming is by far the most economically viable option for farmers in Himachal. The beautiful state, Himachal Pradesh is the fruit basket for the country. The reason is a prolonged winter spell and lack of adequate rainfall when the apple crop was ripening between May and June. Money was needed only for two things- tobacco and salt. Deodar and pine forests are being rampantly cut  to plant apple trees. He said for the first time most of the growers are marketing the apples by packaging them in small boxes of 10 kg. But good!! Nearly 30 to 35 per cent of the produce is sold at Delhi’s Azadpur Mandi, while the rest gets transported directly to wholesale markets in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Lucknow, Jaipur and the Northeastern states. Mohan ji.. true he came to convert. Though the younger generation of orchardists are all well educated , deep rooted tradition beliefs prevail over commonsensical environment issues. A farmer Layak Ram said, "Earlier we had to go to Delhi. The production is expected more in the high altitude areas, Horticulture Secretary Amitabh Awasthi said. But if the encroachments into the forests donât stop, it will only be a matter of time before they kill the golden goose that laid the golden eggs. They lived simple self-sustained lives depending on livestock,  and agriculture. Their children study in expensive boarding schools and little expense is spared during any social occasions like marriages or village rituals. In some areas the scab disease, caused by the fungus Venturia inaequalis, makes the fruit impaired, tasteless and undersize. The State, despite undergoing an enc Auschwitz: It Horrifies. "Apple prices are significantly high owing to its short supply. But it Should Not Surprise Anyone. The study also analyses various geoengineering methods. Someone is atleast talking about it… Keep it up, Pilgrim’s Progress: Muslim Palanquin Bearers of Vaishno Devi, Taaza Khabar. Apple cultivation also extended to Nagaland, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, and Meghalaya. In large areas in Shimla, the deficiency of rainfall goes up to 35-40 per cent," he said. It is damaging this year’s produce, and causing a rise in its prices. Golden Apples have no market and are grown only for pollination, Himachal Pradesh.  For a good yield the apple plant should have at least 1000 chilling hours in winters.  Seeing their success,  others in Kotgarh began to plant  apple trees too and the village  as a whole began to prosper. Apples alone constitute 89 per cent of the state's fruit economy of Rs 4,000 crore. If high yielding varieties of apple are introduced in the state it can make a big headway by exporting the produce to Bangladesh which presently depends on Bhutan besides meeting the internal demand of the northeastern markets. Apple is largely produced in the districts of Shimla, Kullu, Kinnaur, Mandi, Chamba, Sirmaur and Lahaul-Spiti. Apple Tree Pruning in winters, Himachal Pradesh. "Shimla's nearby apple growing areas of Kufri and Fagu saw 27 per cent less than normal rainfall from June 15 onwards. The temperature trends in apple growing regions of Kullu and Shimla indicated 1.8 to 4.1 0C rise in past two decades which reflected in decrease of chill units (CU) hours accumulations. New Delhi: Apple farmers in Himachal Pradesh are facing the onslaught of the scab disease, which has hit the state after nearly four decades. Himachal Pradesh is also known as the “ Apple State ” of India for its large-scale production of fruits and it is also a great benediction to the economy of the state. China is the largest apple producer in the world. The man was stubborn, after all he was Mahatma Gandhiâs disciple (his first American)  and like his Guru he decided to stick it out.  The court had set the first deadline for June 19, 2011 to carry out the evictions but the state Forest Department  failed to honor this as well as all subsequent deadlines set for it. They have also not been able to register the FIRâs against the encroachers. In a few years the apple plants bore fruits and these families began to market the fruit for profit. Shimla district alone accounts for 80 per cent of the total apple production. Apple cultivation in Himachal Pradesh has become the mainstay of over 1.7 lakh families in the state as the orchards now cover 1,09,533 hectares, around 49 … After that, the harvesting will be on in the high-altitude areas where the impact of the scab is higher. This will result in overall decline in the total yield. The old village looked like this. Himachal. Thanks. But the Revenue Department did not have sufficient staff to do the demarcations. Therefore we had to ask for extensions to carry out the evictionsââ, Says R. K. Gupta Principal Chief Conservator of Forests – Department of Forests. The prices remained almost 25 to 30 per cent higher than last year's, depending upon the quality," Vinod Kumar, a prominent apple grower from Dadesh village in Kotgarh tehsil in upper Shimla, told IANS. This is the bottomline. Bhardwaj, a former Joint Director at the Y.S.  ââOur banks  in Kairi had the highest deposits among any rural bank in Indiaââ, says Shiv Prakash Bhimta ,a resident apple grower here. All rights reserved. Grading for size, color and quality in a warehouse in Shimla District, Himachal.  It fetched them good money and they prospered. During this period the crop requires rains and high moisture. The story first appeared in the Bangkok Post. The state has planned to organize this Apple festival for fostering tourism activities in Himachal Pradesh and awakening the tourism collaborators. (Last year, the state produced less than … Apple cultivation was introduced in Himachal Pradesh by an American missionary, Samuel Evan Stokes in 1916. But very few understand this. Trader Naresh Chauhan at the apple market in Dhalli near here said a 20 kg box of top quality Royal Delicious fetches between Rs 2,200 and Rs 2,300 in Delhi's Azadpur market, against Rs 1,500 per box last year. Another outlandish fruit which is Kiwi, is now also seen in the orchards of Himachal. India: A Nation of Newspaper Readers. Every apple orchardist should be concerned about itââ, says Digvijay Singh Chauhan, President of the Samiti. Apple cultivation in Himachal Pradesh has become the mainstay of over 1.7 lakh families as the orchards now cover 1,09,533 hectares, around 49 per cent of the total area under fruit cultivation. It is also mentioned that the credit of taking up apple cultivation on a large scale in Himahcal goes to Samuel Stokes (Late Satyanad Stokes), a resident of Philadelphia who came to India in 1904 as a missionary worker. Apples?â, they told him. Image Credit: ANI. Lovely Photographs and a great article. The American was Samuel Stokes and when he first set foot in the hills of Himachal he was stuck by the similarity of weather here to  the apple growing regions of America. Like most  do-gooder Westerners he had come as a proselytizing Christian but he was so taken in by the simple lives of the Himachali’s that he got converted to their ways instead. Basically we have all lost our values !! A glade in a deodar forest. This season, he said, only a few farmers opted to sell the apples in the state. "In the last season, a box of 22 kg was sold from Rs 1,500 to Rs 1,600. A study on horticulture, conducted by Indian Himalayas Climat… Powered by hocalwire.com, We use cookies for analytics, advertising and to improve our site. You agree to our use of cookies by continuing to use our site. The Forest Department lays  the blame on the Revenue Departmentâs door. It is evident that temperature in apple growing regions of Himachal Pradesh showed increasing trends whereas precipitation showed decreasing trends. The hill state is one of India's major apple producing regions, with more than 90 per cent of the produce going to the domestic market.   ââThe Forest Department is doing everything except saving the forests. Find map of Apple producing states in India. Loading a truck  with apple boxes, Shimla District. Oct 2013. At the turn of the 20th century an American travelled to a remote mountain region  in  Himachal Pradesh and tried to propagate a strange idea. He came to India in 1902 and settled in a village in Himachal Pradesh. But he got converted himself. Watch AP Telugu Farmer is Successful Cultivation Of Apples In Himachal Pradesh | New Waves Follow Us On : Subscribe : https://goo.gl/9fGJxb Twitter : https://goo.gl/zp3iJz Facebook : … Apple expert S.P. Kairi Panchayat here in Shimla District, once had the  highest per-capita income among all  villages in the country. Apple is so far the most important fruit crop of Himachal Pradesh, which constitutes about 49 percent of the total area under fruit crops and about 85 per cent of the total fruit production. Himachal Pradesh is arranging a 2-day apple festival from 27th-28th September in the state in Shimla. And as always the pictures were gorgeous! He bought a plot of land in Kotgarh village, in Shimla district and planted apple saplings he had got with him from America. Forests like these are dwindling fast in the area, Shimla District. Following up on a PIL (Public Interest Litigation) the State High Court had given directions for the registration of FIRâs and eviction of encroachers who had occupied more than 10 bighas of  forest land in Himachal. They would rather butcher a goat to the local Gods for good weather than plant trees in their denuded  forests. Shimla district alone accounts for 80 per cent of the total apple production. The apple production in Himachal Pradesh is around 4 crore boxes (one box is 20 kilograms) if the crop is good. But because of deforestation it is snowing less and less each year. According to Bhardwaj, poor crop management is mainly responsible for the spread of the disease. So apple growers please wakeup and stop being selfish !!! In India, Apple is primarily cultivated in Jammu & Kashmir; Himachal Pradesh; hills of Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal. Apple harvest time in an orchard in Shimla District. I don’t think anyone in these areas is thinking ahead… They can’t cos they are so blinded by the present. "Earlier, a number of traders from Gujarat and Maharashtra used to purchase apples directly from the farmers from their orchards. I knew about Stokes, and his contribution to prosperity in Himachal, from my trip to Thanedar but didn’t know about the downside of the growth of apple orchards. It is filed under Thoughts/ Articles and tagged with apple farming himachal, apple orchards himachal, apple orchards photographs, apples in india, deforestation himachal pradesh, himachal pradesh photographs, kotgarh himachal, photos apple orchards, photos apples, samuel stokes, satyanand stokes. Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) , November 30: Apple growers in Shimla have said that private apple procurement centres in the district are helping them earn more, as they do not have to … He managed to convince a few families in his neighborhood  to do the same. Shimlaâs Water Crisis and the Lazy Dependency on the Government, Sustainability and Luxury go Hand in Hand. However like most gold-rush  bonanzas the apple story  also has a downside. Download free map. Trade insiders say this time the apples are largely undersized owing to weather fluctuations and bear jet back spots owing to the scab disease. The foremost food crop cultivated include “wheat, rice, maize, barley, ginger, seed-potato, vegetables, mushrooms hops, olives, fig, hops, and chicory seeds”. Baghi- Ratnari Panchayat , not far from Kairi, has been graced with the title  too and continues to be a leading Panchayat with highest apple production. As per estimates of the state Horticulture Department, the state is likely to produce 30 million boxes of apples this season -- approximately five-six lakh tonnes -- and this is 25-30 per cent less than last year's record harvest. Very few orchardists in Shimla district  live in the villages now. Apple growers in Shimla have said that private apple procurement centres in the district are helping them earn more, as they do not have to deal with middlemen anymore. Apple Harvest in Shimla District, Himachal.  âWhat will we eat for food? Over the years, Himachal Pradesh farmers have come to understand that growing apples faced more and more problems. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, told IANS the apple crop largely remained undersized owing to deficit and erratic monsoon rains. © 2020 Hyderabad Media House Limited/The Hans India. This time we packed the apples in 10 kg boxes and each box fetched around Rs 1,100," Kumar added. This means the country’s apple production … S Parmar University of Horticultural and Forestry in Shimla. A change due to global warming is nothing new. A large consignment went to the wholesale market in Delhi where they got handsome prices. Main Areas for the production of apples in Himachal The hill state of Himachal Pradesh constitutes about 48 percent of the area under the production of apple. Both luxuries for  majority of the people. Today, apple farming is by far the most economically viable option for farmers in Himachal. But over the  decades apples have transformed the lives of the apple growing community completely. I am very happy you posted this…always wondered, A very informative and insightful write up. The apple growers no longer live in villages in traditional mud and wood houses. The apple harvesting season in the state is from July to October, depending upon the … Apples from Himachal are exported to other Indian states and even other countries. For Himachal Pradesh’s apple growers, this should have been the best possible year. The apple orchardists have so far had a good run. Earlier, a box normally contains 22 kg of fruit. An apple orchards house in Shimla District, Himachal. In India, it is mostly grown in Kashmir, hills of Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh. Area under apple has increased from 400 hectares in 1950-51 to 30235 hectares in 1960-61, and 1,10,679 hectares in 2015-16. To know more, see our. In general, about 100 apple trees are planted in a bigha; with the new high density varieties being introduced, 200 to 250 trees can be planted in one bigha. Apple Harvest in Shimla District, Himachal The American was Samuel Stokes and when he first set foot in the hills of Himachal he was stuck by the similarity of weather here to the apple growing regions of America. But if  the encroachments into the forests donât stop, it will only be a matter of time before they  kill the golden goose that laid the golden eggs. The apple cultivation constitute 49 per cent of the total area under fruit crops and 85% of total fruit production in the state with an estimated economy of ₹ 3500 crore. He told the farmers  to plant apples trees instead of the traditional wheat  and maize they had been growing for centuries. A total of 8,70,310 apple boxes have been sent to different markets of the country till August 8. Grapes – Nashik. Most of them now live in lavish farmhouses in the middle of their orchards reminiscent  of  English countryside than a rural Indian setting. Himachal Pradesh’s apple economy is worth nearly Rs 4,000 crore. Nashik district is known as the grape capital of India,Nestling at the feet of the … They began to live well;  wear better clothes, eat better food, built bigger houses and send their children to expensive boarding schools. ââ The demarcation ( of encroached land) is to be done by the Revenue Department before we do the evictions. Climate change and global warming have been a reason for many such issues in the past. He was ridiculed and chased  away. Variegated Laughingthrush. HP. They have their houses in their orchards. Beautiful photographs He changed his name to Satyanand Stokes, married a local girl and settled in Kotgarh. Apples are mostly consumed fresh but a small part of the production is processed in to juices, jellies, canned slices and other items. Expensive 4WDâs park behind high walls  and orchardists check for weather forecasts on iPads and iPhones. The Orchards are a home to a variety of exotic Himalayan Birds. 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