Apple Farming and Livelihood in the Himalayas: Trends Concers and Prospects

"The Apple cultivation is presently recognised for successful diversification of subsistent mountain agriculture into cash crop farming. Today it has also become a matter of concern both from ecological and socio-economic points of view. This book is timely publication on the subject. The book is divided in five parts viz. 1. Apple farming in the Himalayas : Synthesis of dialogue deliberations, 2. State of Apple farming in the Himalayan Region, 3. Trade and economics, 4. Apple research and technology aspects and 5. Feelings of Himachal farmers. The book have thirty two chapters, covering wide range of topics from the status of Apple production 111 different states of Hindu Kush Himalayan region with major emphasis on India and the neighbouring countries for raising of healthy orchards, solution to various edaphic, environmental, pest and disease problems, post harvest technology, marketing and trade liberalization issues. "