A Chestnut Story
Come November and a group of villagers in Bandipora row their boats into Wular Lake to extract water chestnuts which are then supplied to...
A Welcome Change
The establishment of a Fruit Mandi in south Kashmir’s Kulgam town is gradually changing the fortunes of the exploited farmers. But the changing economic...
SHOPIAN’S APPLE BASKET
Seasonal blues and scant rainfall this year dealt a severe blow to the apple farmers of south Kashmir’s Shopian belt. With poor infrastructure in...
APPLE TOWN’S CRISIS
Kashmir’s biggest fruit Mandi in Sopore where traders from across the Indian subcontinent converge to purchase apples produced in orchards of north Kashmir is...
A FOR APPLE
With Rs 2500 crore plus turnover, the Apple cart is the main mover and shaker of Kashmir’s countryside economy. Marketing the produce was a...
Encroaching Every Inch
In Kashmir, the land is not only the last symbol of identity but also the only of the most paying sectors for investment that...
The Black Sheep
Kashmir produces seven million kg of wool a year but lacks the capacity to process even one per cent of it. Sold at throwaway...
Apple Cart to Panchal
The Mughal road may not be officially open yet, but it has already meant a huge deal to people in Kashmir valley, Poonch and...
Warming Up To Wool
J&K sells 70 per cent of its wool in raw form for lack of processing units. Consultants engaged by the government suggested market intervention,...
Long Live The Apple Cart
After years of crying hoarse over Kashmir’s failure on post-harvest front, the private sector has finally chipped in to alter the way we sold...
The Gasping Ambri
Some enthusiast growers may be preserving the fabled Ambri, the king of Kashmiri apples, in an odd orchard in Shopian. But others are upbeat...
An Apple A Day
As fruit industry has seen a significant makeover over recent years. Javaid Naikoo reports on how the industry is staying close to home for...
Plundering Heritage And Future
Famous Saffron fields of Kashmir have been under an onslaught. Shams Irfan investigates the archaeological diversity hidden underneath the spice fields, and their shocking fate.
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Big Repora Grapes
Besides Italy, Repora village in Kashmir is perhaps the only place in the world where fresh grapes are available. And, this Kashmiri grape is...
Sowing Fruitful Success
He left behind a successful and promising career with top pharmaceutical companies outside Kashmir and decided to return home and do something for himself....