With a lot of machines already involved in the apple growing in pre-harvest and post-harvest, it is the turn of taking information technology to the orchard.
Thousands of farmers in the Kashmir Valley are facing a new and unusual enemy to their livelihood - porcupines - large, thorny rodents that are attacking almond and apple trees.
by Zakia Qurashi SRINAGAR: The surge in porcupine population in the karewas belts of Budgam and Pulwama and the adjoining areas has created a state of panic among farmers. These large rodents with spines or quills peel off the bark from the trunks of the trees and leave them exposed.
by Syed Suhail Yaqoob The problems are about to multiply for growers. The statistical data is clear about it. There has been an increase in the marginal land holdings over time as well as the dip in agricultural landholdings.