They have their houses in their orchards. Area under apple has increased from 400 hectares in 1950-51 to 3,025 hectares in 1960-61 and 1,11,896 hectares in 2016-17. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, told IANS the apple crop largely remained undersized owing to deficit and erratic monsoon rains. According to Bhardwaj, poor crop management is mainly responsible for the spread of the disease. Kairi Panchayat here in Shimla District, once had the  highest per-capita income among all  villages in the country. Grapes – Nashik. Shimla district alone accounts for 80 per cent of the total apple production. Apples are mostly consumed fresh but a small part of the production is processed in to juices, jellies, canned slices and other items.  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. Variegated Laughingthrush. At the time when Samuel Stokes tried to introduce the idea of apples in these isolated Himachali villages, the villagers  hardly had any money or any use for it. The State, despite undergoing an enc Apple is most important fruit crop of Himachal Pradesh as it constitutes about 49% of the total fruit production. Basically we have all lost our values !! Money was needed only for two things- tobacco and salt. Apple cultivation was introduced in Himachal Pradesh by an American missionary, Samuel Evan Stokes in 1916. A large consignment went to the wholesale market in Delhi where they got handsome prices. Himachal Pradesh is arranging a 2-day apple festival from 27th-28th September in the state in Shimla. 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 … I don’t think anyone in these areas is thinking ahead… They can’t cos they are so blinded by the present. In a few years the apple plants bore fruits and these families began to market the fruit for profit. Located in the temperate region of Himachal Pradesh, Kotgarh’s entire agricultural land was dominated by apple orchards till the nineties. 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. Negi said that the horticulture department of Himachal Pradesh is now promoting high density apple tree varieties that can be grown at lower altitudes such as Banjar. 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.  For a good yield the apple plant should have at least 1000 chilling hours in winters. 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. A farmer Layak Ram said, "Earlier we had to go to Delhi. He was ridiculed and chased  away. Greed leads to downfall of humanity. Thanks Sanjay for this arcticle.  âWhat will we eat for food? For Himachal Pradesh’s apple growers, this should have been the best possible year. Nashik district is known as the grape capital of India,Nestling at the feet of the … According to Economic Survey 2019-20, a total of 6.64 lakh tonnes of apples were marketed in the state till December 2019 against 3.68 lakh tonnes in 2018-19. Both luxuries for  majority of the people. Apples?â, they told him. This time we packed the apples in 10 kg boxes and each box fetched around Rs 1,100," Kumar added. 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. View from the Barn Door, Apple Orchards in Snow, Himachal.  It fetched them good money and they prospered. Apple (Malus pumila) is an important temperate fruit. HP. This means the country’s apple production … And information that I did not know! 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 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. S Parmar University of Horticultural and Forestry in Shimla. Experts at the Dr Y.S. A total of 8,70,310 apple boxes have been sent to different markets of the country till August 8. The apple orchardists have so far had a good run. Himachal. The reason is a prolonged winter spell and lack of adequate rainfall when the apple crop was ripening between May and June. To know more, see our. China is the largest apple producer in the world. Over the years, the apple production in the state has been erratic, say experts. After that, the harvesting will be on in the high-altitude areas where the impact of the scab is higher. The Forest Department lays  the blame on the Revenue Departmentâs door. So apple growers please wakeup and stop being selfish !!! Every apple orchardist should be concerned about itââ, says Digvijay Singh Chauhan, President of the Samiti. Shimla district alone accounts for 80 per cent of the total apple production. Great reportage Sanjay! Apple is largely produced in the districts of Shimla, Kullu, Kinnaur, Mandi, Chamba, Sirmaur and Lahaul-Spiti. This entry was posted on Thursday, October 17th, 2013 at 1:16 am. 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. The rainfall is erratic and hailstorms are more frequent now than ever”, says Dr. Inder Mohan a scientist at DR. Y.P. Deodar and pine forests are being rampantly cut  to plant apple trees. 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. "Earlier, a number of traders from Gujarat and Maharashtra used to purchase apples directly from the farmers from their orchards. Loading a truck  with apple boxes, Shimla District. This has gone unchecked for so many years that the repercussions of deforestation are now  visiting the orchardists. Havesting of apples in an orchard in Himachal Pradesh. The old village looked like this. You agree to our use of cookies by continuing to use our site. Now we sell apples directly to the centre here." 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. The apple growers no longer live in villages in traditional mud and wood houses. The study also analyses various geoengineering methods. 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. 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. This is the bottomline. But over the  decades apples have transformed the lives of the apple growing community completely. Forests like these are dwindling fast in the area, Shimla District. This season, he said, only a few farmers opted to sell the apples in the state. Powered by hocalwire.com, We use cookies for analytics, advertising and to improve our site. Many exotic fruits like apple, pears, peaches, cherries, apricots, almonds, plums, pomegranate, strawberries etc are cultivated here. 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. ââ The demarcation ( of encroached land) is to be done by the Revenue Department before we do the evictions. But it Should Not Surprise Anyone. But very few understand this. Climate change and global warming have been a reason for many such issues in the past. The Orchards are a home to a variety of exotic Himalayan Birds. Thanks. Thanks, Nice work. Though the younger generation of orchardists are all well educated , deep rooted tradition beliefs prevail over commonsensical environment issues. Another outlandish fruit which is Kiwi, is now also seen in the orchards of Himachal. Arunachal Pradesh is one of the ideal locations for apple cultivation. Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], November 30 (ANI): Apple growers in Shimla have said that private apple procurement centres in the district are … All rights reserved. I hope the concerned people read and pay heed to the apple cause. The beautiful state, Himachal Pradesh is the fruit basket for the country. Golden Apples have no market and are grown only for pollination, Himachal Pradesh. A study on horticulture, conducted by Indian Himalayas Climat… During this period the crop requires rains and high moisture. The apple production in Himachal Pradesh is around 4 crore boxes (one box is 20 kilograms) if the crop is good. Himachal Pradesh is the second largest apple producing state in India, right after Jammu and Kashmir. He managed to convince a few families in his neighborhood  to do the same. Beautiful photographs "Apple prices are significantly high owing to its short supply. Apple cultivation also extended to Nagaland, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, and Meghalaya. The apple orchardists have so far had a good run. An apple orchards house in Shimla District, Himachal. Someone is atleast talking about it… Keep it up, Pilgrim’s Progress: Muslim Palanquin Bearers of Vaishno Devi, Taaza Khabar. (Last year, the state produced less than … Lovely Photographs and a great article. It is evident that temperature in apple growing regions of Himachal Pradesh showed increasing trends whereas precipitation showed decreasing trends. Trade insiders say this time the apples are largely undersized owing to weather fluctuations and bear jet back spots owing to the scab disease. 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. They would rather butcher a goat to the local Gods for good weather than plant trees in their denuded  forests. 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 : … But he got converted himself. 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. 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. Bhardwaj, a former Joint Director at the Y.S. It seems too big a problem to manage n is gonna take hundreds of years to rectify…. Their children study in expensive boarding schools and little expense is spared during any social occasions like marriages or village rituals. I am very happy you posted this…always wondered, A very informative and insightful write up. The average production is around 2.5 crore of boxes each year but may vary every year depending on the weather conditions. "In the last season, a box of 22 kg was sold from Rs 1,500 to Rs 1,600. But good!! But because of deforestation it is snowing less and less each year. Apple Tree Pruning in winters, Himachal Pradesh. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. 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. The apple harvesting season in the state is from July to October, depending upon the … 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. © 2020 Hyderabad Media House Limited/The Hans India. India: A Nation of Newspaper Readers. He said the south Indian apple orchards — primarily in Karnataka — could produce 10 times more per hectare than Himachal Pradesh. Today, apple farming is by far the most economically viable option for farmers in Himachal. A change due to global warming is nothing new. Auschwitz: It Horrifies. In India, Apple is primarily cultivated in Jammu & Kashmir; Himachal Pradesh; hills of Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal.  ââOur banks  in Kairi had the highest deposits among any rural bank in Indiaââ, says Shiv Prakash Bhimta ,a resident apple grower here. Very few orchardists in Shimla district  live in the villages now. However like most gold-rush  bonanzas the apple story  also has a downside. Download free map. Apple Harvest in Shimla District, Himachal. 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. In India, it is mostly grown in Kashmir, hills of Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh. 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 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. A glade in a deodar forest. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry in Nauni say incidents of scab disease have been reported from some areas of Kullu, Mandi and Shimla districts. Map highlights major Apple producing states in India like Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Himachal and Arunachal Pradesh. Officials of the Horticulture Department said the harvesting of the crop from mid-hills of Shimla, Kullu and Mandi districts is at its peak. Thanks. He came to India in 1902 and settled in a village in Himachal Pradesh. 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. Shimlaâs Water Crisis and the Lazy Dependency on the Government, Sustainability and Luxury go Hand in Hand. Apple expert S.P. It is damaging this year’s produce, and causing a rise in its prices. The rag-to-riches trajectory of the apple farming has had the orchardists encroach  the forests. Also it damages the fruit with jet back spots. 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 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 … He told the farmers  to plant apples trees instead of the traditional wheat  and maize they had been growing for centuries. He changed his name to Satyanand Stokes, married a local girl and settled in Kotgarh. Apples from Himachal are exported to other Indian states and even other countries.  Seeing their success,  others in Kotgarh began to plant  apple trees too and the village  as a whole began to prosper. Shimla:Less than the optimum yield coupled with labour pangs amid the coronavirus pandemic and fungal attack -- for the second consecutive year -- in Himachal Pradesh this season turn out to be a blessing in disguise for apple cultivators who say the fruit's prices have remained at a sweet high in northern India. 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. The story first appeared in the Bangkok Post. Over the years, Himachal Pradesh farmers have come to understand that growing apples faced more and more problems. Grading for size, color and quality in a warehouse in Shimla District, Himachal. 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. 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. Himachal Pradesh will look lively during this season. 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. Apple orchards in Himachal Pradesh [Photo/ANI]. The foremost food crop cultivated include “wheat, rice, maize, barley, ginger, seed-potato, vegetables, mushrooms hops, olives, fig, hops, and chicory seeds”. Himachal Pradesh’s apple economy is worth nearly Rs 4,000 crore. This time they are missing owing to coronavirus and the farmers are taking their crop mostly to Delhi," he said. In a matter of few decades everyone in Himachal at an altitude of 1500meters and above  began to plant apple trees and reap the benefits. Most of them now live in lavish farmhouses in the middle of their orchards reminiscent  of  English countryside than a rural Indian setting. Find map of Apple producing states in India. 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