Hidden Costs and Pesticide use in Horticulture

About the Book: The study ‘Pesticide use pattern of horticultural crops in Kashmir with special reference to Apple’ was carried out in Kashmir valley with proper representation from all the three zones during 2019-20. Horticulture is the sector that provides employment and livelihood to lakhs of people in the region either directly or indirectly. Kashmir is world famous for its temperate fruits be it apple walnut saffron zeera honey or any other horticultural produce like almonds etc. Apple being the main horticultural crop has captured a predominant position in area production and productivity. About 69 million tonnes of apples were grown worldwide in 2019-20 with China producing almost half of this total (45%). The European Union with more than 20 per cent of world production is the second-leading producer. Other important global players are United States (7.34%) Turkey (4.36%) Iran (4.07%) and India (3.34%). The export of apple in China in the year 2019-20 was 1 million tones but it was little affected due to price inflation. The import volume in China for the year 2019-20 was 100000 metric tons. In the United States more than 60 percent of all the apples sold commercially are grown in Washington. Imported apples from New Zealand and other more temperate areas are competing with U.S. production and increasing each year. Most of Australia’s apple production is for domestic consumption. Imports from New Zealand have been disallowed under quarantine regulations for fire blight since About the Author: Arshad Bhat has done his Maters M.Phil Ph.D in Economics from the University of Kashmir Srinagar and got his PDF from UGC and ICSSR He has 7 years of Research experience form one of the leading agricultural Universities of the country and 1 year of teaching experience. He has published 76 papers in top class national and international Journals besides presented 66 papers in conferences and seminars.