Dispatched from Palampur, Himachal Pradesh

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Government of Himachal Pradesh — Economic Survey 2025–26

Agriculture, holdings, workforce, GVA, horticulture and related statistics.

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Himachal Pradesh Horticulture Department — District Wise Area Under Different Fruits (2024–25)

District-level fruit area, including apple.

Original PDF

Bharti, Sharma & Uniyal — Traditional foods of Pangwal and Bhot communities

2025 Pangi Valley field research documenting 81 cuisines and ingredient-source shares.

Research paper

Himachal Pradesh State Biodiversity Board

Traditional Food Grain Crops, Wild Edible Fruits, Wild Edible Plants and related biodiversity publications.

Publication catalogue

2025 traditional-seed study

The importance of traditional seeds in agroecology transitions: a case study from Himachal Pradesh in India.

Research paper

Government of Himachal Pradesh — Natural Farming release, April 2026

222,893 farmer/horticulturist families, 38,437 ha, 99.3% panchayat reach and MSP information.

Government release

Intellectual Property India — GI records

Official records for Kinnauri Apple, Salooni Safed Makka, Spiti Chharma, Himachali Kala Zeera and Himachali Chulli Oil.

Kinnauri Apple · Salooni Safed Makka · Spiti Chharma

Baspa Valley wild-edible-plant research

95 wild edible plants documented in Baspa Valley, Kinnaur; 15 noted in threat categories.

Research record

Rural Shimla ethnobotanical research

103 wild edible plant species and 74 consumption methods documented.

Research record