1. DYNAMICS OF APPLE ORCHARDS IN RESPONSE TO
ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: A CASE STUDY OF
HIMACHAL PRADESH,WESTERN HIMALAYA
RAM NAGESH PRASAD† PADMINI PANI†
†Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

2. Development of Knowledge and skills from
Workshop
Developed a better understanding of Himalayan region in terms of
climate change impact on various natural resources.
Acquired knowledge of different available open sources data base.
Enhanced skills in GIS technologies specially integrating different data
sources and visual representation techniques

3. Adapted Methodologies
Three different techniques, like statistical technique, remote
sensing analysis and GIS will be used to analyze the climatic
change impact on apple orchards.
 Different climatic variables like distribution and duration of
total rainfall and snow fall amount in the study area will be
analyzed to understand the impact of apple production.
 Mann Kendell statistical test, Standard Deviation, Coefficient
of Variation, and Moving average will be performed to
establish the relation of climate change and its effects on
production.
 Mapping and characterization of apple orchards from ASTER
DEM and LISS III imagery