Modernization and Management of Apple Horticulture: A Study in Western Himalayas

Mountainous region always dont promote for everything what ones need. But what we can say that economic factors favors the promotion of horticulture in the Himalayan region especially in the village of Hatkoti District Shimla Himachal Pradesh This paper examine the how the horticulture is done and varieties of apple in Shimla. To explore local knowledge of agriculture and how its shifted to horticulture and how this horticulture changes their life towards modernization.