Day: February 18, 2026

Kashmir Saffron Revival: How Red Gold Is Beating Climate Change and Boosting Profits By: Javid Amin | 16 February 2026 A Crop That Refused to Disappear For over a decade, Kashmir’s saffron fields stood as a warning symbol of climate vulnerability. Shrinking acreage, erratic snowfall, soil degradation, and urban encroachment had pushed the Valley’s most iconic crop toward decline. Experts predicted a slow death for the centuries-old tradition. Instead, the opposite is unfolding. Against the backdrop of abnormal winters, precipitation deficits, and warming trends across the Himalayas, Kashmir’s saffron industry…