Rising Temperatures Devastate Agricultural Eden of India’s Kashmir Region
Four-fifths of Kashmir’s population depends on agriculture. Yet, this heatwave is devastating crops, including the famed saffron. Credit: Umar Manzoor Shah/IPS by Umar Manzoor Shah (srinagar, india) Thursday, September 26, 2024 Inter Press Service SRINAGAR, India, Sep 26 (IPS) – Nearly 60 percent of Kashmir’s agriculture relies on rainwater for irrigation, but this year the rainfall…