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Kashmir Handicraft Exports Fall 37%, Artisan Numbers Rise Despite Market Slump

A 2025 study finds a weak link between export performance and employment; shawls and papier-mch drive growth as carpet exports decline SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmirs handicraft exports fell by nearly 37 per cent in 2024-25 after touching a peak of Rs 1,162.29 crore a year earlier, even as the number of registered artisans continued to []