Kashmir’s Agriculture Show
Despite declining economic share, Kashmir’s agriculture is reinventing itself through technology, startups and high-density orchards, with SKUAST-K’s Gongul 2026 emerging as a catalyst for...
Saving Kashmir’s Apple Cart
Jammu and Kashmir’s apple industry sustains millions but suffers heavy post-harvest losses due to inadequate storage and processing, making infrastructure expansion, technology adoption and...
Kashmir’s Chicken Neck
Kashmir’s Rs 1,500 crore poultry industry, once largely self-reliant, is sliding into crisis as unregulated imports surge and local production nosedives. Policy gaps have...
Kashmir’s Brown Trout Returns
Kashmir’s brown trout revival blends science, ecology and economics, settling extinction debates while reshaping angling tourism and cold-water conservation efforts, reports Syed Shadab Ali...
Kashmir: Highway Hits Harvest
Kashmir’s apple economy is facing historic losses due to the August rains, highway blockages, and disrupted supply chains. High-density orchards, cold storage, and MIS...
Kashmir: A Summer of Heat and Hunger
As Kashmir reels under one of its harshest summers in recent memory, its canals have run dry, crops are wilting, and livestock are perishing....
Kashmir: The Forgotten Thaejkaad
From Kashmir’s disappearing rice fields, Tuiyba Anwar traces the quiet revolution that once stirred each season, when women discovered rare freedoms, communities thrived on...
Kashmir’s Red Gold
In Kashmir’s brief summer, cherries ripen before anywhere else, offering a fleeting glimpse of vast horticultural promise. As climate change and market demands grow,...
Kashmir’s Insured Crops
Crop insurance reached Kashmir five seasons after Jammu, covering 2.45 lakh farmers and collecting Rs 98 crore premium in 2023–24, but paid only Rs...
Kashmir: The Future Agriculture
Even as the once-dominant agriculture sector's contribution to the GSDP has plummeted to 18.25 per cent, the recent Agricultural Technology event hosted by SKUAST-K...
Bugam: Kashmir’s Model Agri Village
From Mughal-era resting places to thriving agricultural landscapes, Bugam village embodies Kashmir's evolving agrarian narrative. Mujtaba Hussain reports the interplay of tradition, innovation and...
Kashmir’s Leafy Green Crisis
A severe shortage of haakh, a staple leafy green in Kashmiri cuisine, has left residents grappling with soaring prices and reduced supply. The shortage,...
A Model Farmer
Bestowed with impressive foresight, unparalleled intelligence and a never-die sprint, Ghulam Mohammad Mir rose from a day labourer to a model agricultural entrepreneur. At...
The Saffron Race
With massive import dependence for the world’s most expensive spice, Saffron, the government and several fortune hunters are literally in a race to cultivate...
Kashmir’s Willow Wonders
With around four million cricket bats being manufactured every year, the ongoing World Cup has spiked the market appetite for the Kashmir Willow. Syed...
