How climate change threatens Kashmir’s crucial apple industry 18.08.2022

Deutsche Welle | Aug 18, 2022 at 2:00 AM
  • Sharp temperature variations across India-administered Kashmir have brought unseasonal snowfalls or early summers, resulting in heavy damage to apple orchards.
  • Over the decades, the apple orchards have grown through its -“karewas” — or elevated tableland — and major chunks of the paddy land were converted into apple orchards in order to generate higher profits.