Rising Temperatures Devastate Agricultural Eden of India’s Kashmir Region

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…

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Mexican chinampas survive surrounded by threats

Mexican chinampas survive surrounded by threats

Farmer Crescencio Hernández checks seedlings in his chinampa in the San Gregorio Atlapulco collective land, in the Xochimilco municipality, in the south of the extensive metropolitan area of Mexico City. Credit: Emilio Godoy / IPS by Emilio Godoy (san gregorio atlapulco, mexico) Wednesday, September 18, 2024 Inter Press Service SAN GREGORIO ATLAPULCO, Mexico, Sep 18 (IPS)…

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