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Climate change hits Kashmir's saffron farmers hard

Original: Kashmir’s saffron industry is facing growing challenges, with farmers reporting declining yields due to climate change,

Farmers in Kashmir report declining saffron yields as climate change brings erratic rainfall, reduced snowfall and inadequate irrigation to the region's famous spice fields. A photo feature in the Guardian documents the pressures on one of the world's most prized crops, grown for generations on Kashmir's plateaus, as growers struggle with increasingly unpredictable weather.

Why now: A new Guardian photo report on Kashmir's struggling saffron harvest is drawing attention to the crop's vulnerability to climate change.

Kashmirsaffron farmersThe Guardian

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• Kashmir’s saffron industry is facing growing challenges, with farmers reporting declining yields due to climate change, erratic rainfall, reduced snowfall and inadequate irrigation. https://www. theguardian.com/world/gallery/… · appassionato · 12

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