Sharp temperature variations across India-administered Kashmir have brought unseasonal snowfalls or early summers, resulting in heavy damage to apple orchards.
An almost 30% decline in apple production has dealt a serious blow to the region’s biggest industry, leaving farming families with huge debts.
Nearly 1 million families are associated with Kashmir’s $1.25-million (€1.23-million) apple industry, which, according to official records, produced 1.8 million metric tons last year —…