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Shrinking Farmland Leaves Kashmir Increasingly Reliant on Imported Rice

SRINAGAR: The rapid and continuous conversion of agricultural land into residential colonies, commercial structures, orchards and other non-farm uses has sharply impacted Kashmirs food security, pushing the region into growing dependence on rice and other food grains sourced from outside Jammu Kashmir. Official figures reveal that the Valley has lost nearly 34,000 hectares of cultivable []

13 Dec 2025 10:27 am