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Due to shortage of water for agronomic crops like rice shift has been
recorded from agronomic crops to temperate fruits and nut in J&K as fruit
crops are more remunerative as compared to agronomic crops (Fig. 3.2).
FIGURE 3.2 This formerly paddy land has been converted into an orchard in Khan Sahib
Karewa due to water shortage. Similarly, thousands of Canals of irrigated paddy land have
been converted into dry land.
In Himachal Pradesh, the study examines the impact of climate change
in recent years on apple indicated its cultivation shifting towards higher
altitudes. It is evident from the data that temperature in apple growing
regions of Himachal Pradesh showed increasing trends whereas precipita-
tion decreased over years (Table 3.1). The chill units calculated showed
decreasing trends of chill units up to 2400 msl from Bajaura in Kullu at
1221 msl to Sarbo in Kinnaur at 2400 msl. The Dhundi station situated at
2700 msl showed increasing trend of chill unit at the rate of 25.0 CUs per
year. The increasing trends of chill unit at 2700 msl suggested that area
is becoming suitable for apple cultivation in higher altitude. These find-
ings have also been supported by the farmers' perceptions, which clearly
reflected that apple cultivation is expanding to higher altitude in Lahaul
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