Growers in India are switching from apples to kiwis

Growers around the city of Sopore in northern Kashmir have started planting kiwis as an alternative to apples. How did that happen? In 2002, the Baramulla District Horticulture Department developed demonstration orchards to propagate the benefits of kiwi fruit, and the efforts were largely successful. A local grower said: "We have produced a good amount of fruit with less investment." He brought kiwi plants from Himachal Pardesh three years ago, planted them in his orchard and got a decent ...