New Delhi, April 27 -- While apples thrive in temperate climates, characterized by cold winters and mild to warm summers typical of the hills in Jammu Kashmir, Himachal among others in north India, laterly Karnataka in south India has been producing the fruit.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his 121st episode of Mann Ki Baat on Sunday, took his listeners on a journey of agricultural innovation across the country, showcasing how Indian farmers are defying traditional norms.

Apart from apples flourishing in the plains of Karnataka he also spoke about the saffron cultivation in Kerala and litchis growing in Tamil Nadu.

"There is an old saying 'where there is a will there is a way'. You must have eaten a lot of apples grown in the mou...