Apple Farmer in India

An apple farmer sprays pesticides on his trees.
Despite the high altitude of the region, apple farmers started to face problems with their production due to climate change: snow fall is not being enough, rise of temperatures has brought pests to the trees, and the quality and size of apples are not as good as ten years ago.

Unique identifier: GP01VHX

Type: Image

Shoot date: 25/05/2009

Locations: Asia, Himachal Pradesh, India, Kinnaur

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Peter Caton

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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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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