US EditionKashmir’s saffron fields shrink as growers warn heritage crop faces extinction - Kashmir Media Service
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Kashmir’s saffron fields shrink as growers warn heritage crop faces extinction - Kashmir Media Service
Srinagar: Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir’s world-renowned saffron cultivation is facing a slow collapse as the area under its farming has plunged from 5,700 hectares in the late 1990s to just 3,665 hectares in 2025. According to Kashmir Media Service, Pampore remains the main saffron-growing belt with about 3,200 hectares, followed by Budgam and Srinagar. Farmers say housing colonies and commercial complexes are rapidly replacing sa…
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