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Peach Orchard is an Integrated Horticulture Development Program for commercial deciduous fruit production in Bhutan. Bhutan has a huge potential to produce several deciduous fruit crops due to a wide range of agro-climatic conditions. Apart from growing apples and other deciduous fruits in the temperate zones, it could also grow peach, pear, apricot and grapes in its warm temperate zones, where there exists ample land resources to be exploited for this purpose. If production is increased and quality improved, it could enjoy the benefits of close markets in India, Bangladesh and other countries in the region. Bhutan has the potential for the production of high quality produce in a clean environment; and the production seasons are different from most countries in the region. The other import