Almond Production Dips Rapidly in Kashmir as People Prefer Growing Apples
January 22
The production of almonds is decreasing at an alarming rate as large number of people prefer to grow apples over almonds.
The farmers are every year converting more and more land into apple orchards. In many areas farmers are cutting almond trees to start apple cultivation.
Hundreds of canals of land have been cleared off from almond tress in Renzipora, Koil, Chandgam, Payar, Lajoora, Wasoora,Yader, Malangpora areas of Pulwama.
A local from Chandgam area speaking to The Kashmiriyat said that only 03 to 05 percent of land is under almond cultivation and the rest has been converted into apple orchards
In coming year there will be no traces of almond trees as every year almond tress are cleared from hundreds of canals of land and converted into apple orchards, he sai...