Uttarkashi Farmer Tarana Turns to High-Density Apple Farming After Canal Water Loss
A farmer in Arakot, Uttarkashi district, switched to high-density apple cultivation after irrigation canal problems disrupted traditional red rice farming, and now harvests hundreds of boxes of apples a year.
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In Arakot, a village in Uttarkashi district, farmer Tarana's fields once grew the region's traditional red rice, but cultivation became difficult after the canal supplying water to them could no longer provide it. Rather than leave the land unproductive, she turned to high-density apple cultivation, establishing her orchard in 2018 with support from Anandana, the Coca-Cola India Foundation's Project Unnati Apple, in partnership with Indo-Dutch Horticulture Technologies. High-density apple plants can begin producing fruit within one to two years, compared with four to eight years for conventional apple trees. Tarana's orchard now produces approximately 400 to 500 boxes of apples annually. She said the shift has let her family earn directly from their land and see the results of a year's work, in an area where employment and income-generating opportunities are otherwise limited.
What We Know
- Tarana, a farmer in Arakot, Uttarkashi district, switched from traditional red rice to high-density apple farming after her irrigation canal stopped supplying water.
- She established her orchard in 2018 with support from Anandana, the Coca-Cola India Foundation's Project Unnati Apple, in partnership with Indo-Dutch Horticulture Technologies.
- High-density apple trees can begin bearing fruit within one to two years, versus four to eight years for conventional trees.
- Her orchard now yields approximately 400 to 500 boxes of apples annually.
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- 15 Oct, 12:11 pmSignal detected: Uttarkashi Farmer Tarana Turns to High-Density Apple Farming After Canal Water Loss