SRINAGAR : In Kashmir’s apple heartland, orchards are strewn with fallen fruit this year, but instead of offering relief to struggling farmers, the “Giran” apples have turned into a fresh source of worry. Follow Us On G -N e w s | Whatsapp

Locally known as “Giran”, these are apples that fall prematurely from trees before harvest.

Growers, said that due to unusual weather and heavy fruit fall this season, nearly 30–40 per cent of the crop is “Giran”. Yet, unlike past years, there are no takers for the produce.

Traditionally, small makeshift roadside mandis would spring up across Pulwama, Shopian, and other apple belts where “Giran” apples found ready buyers for juice factories and low-grade processing. However, repeated closures of the Srinagar–Jammu National High

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