Himachal Is Known for Apples. Here’s Why Some Farmers Are Now Growing Persimmons Instead

In Bajaura, in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district, farmers have had to rethink their orchards twice. As changing weather made apple cultivation harder, they turned to pomegranates. Then plant viruses began affecting those orchards too. Now, persimmons are offering another possibility. For anyone who associates Himachal with bags of apples brought home after a holiday, that change may be surprising. For the people tending these orchards, it comes down to a pressing question: what can they grow to

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