Kashmir’s Saffron Fields Suffer Amid Weather Challenges

Kashmir's Saffron Fields Suffer Amid Weather Challenges

The past three years saw good saffron production due to favourable weather conditions but the dry September and October has had an impact this year As the plucking of saffron begins across the expansive meadows of Pampore, the dry spell in the month of October has affected the golden crop’s production far fewer than usual flowers being seen in fields in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. This October saw 95% deficit rain in South Kashmir. “This time, there was no rain in October. Also, September witnessed very minimal rainfall, which has…

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