Srinagar, Aug. 18 -- Scores of farmers across the valley are finding new hope in high-density apple farming, which was introduced in Kashmir around 2015. Unlike traditional apple trees that take nearly a decade to bear fruit, high-density plants begin producing within a year and reach full production by the fourth or fifth year.

"These apples are harvested in August, much before the snowfall season, so we don't suffer losses like in traditional varieties that are harvested till November," Mohammad Ashraf, a grower from Pulwama said, as per news agency KNO.

Ashraf revealed that he replaced his old orchard with Red Galla high-density apples last year. "This year, I earned nearly 12 lakh from just eight kanals of orchard. For 15 years, my ...