Protection Nets on Apple Trees in India

Due to climate change protection nets on apple trees are becoming increasingly common. They help against hail and other irregular weather patterns in the region. Farmers are concerned about hail storms occurring in the summer months when the young apples are vulnerable to sudden change in temperatures.

Unique identifier: GP01VHV

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Shoot date: 23/05/2009

Locations: Asia, Himachal Pradesh, India

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Peter Caton

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Climate Voices from Farmers in India

Among many others in India and elsewhere, apple farmers are being heavily affected by climate change impacts. Due to global warming, erratic weather patterns have decimated the apple production affecting the local economy. New hail phenomena is destroying the harvests and the farmers are increasingly having to use protection nets over their trees.

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