Farmers in rain-battered Himachal fear massive drop in apple output
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Farmers in rain-battered Himachal fear massive drop in apple output
Subject : Geography
Section: Economic Geography
Apple (Malus pumila) is commercially the most important temperate fruit and is fourth among the most widely produced fruits in the world after banana, orange and grape. China is the largest apple producing country in the world.
Origin
Apples originated in the Middle East more than 4000 years ago. Spreading across Europe to France, the fruit arrived in England at around the time of the Norman conquest in 1066.
Regions
It is mostly grown in the states of Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland.
