As Kashmir swaps paddy with apple orchards, food security and water concerns arise
The shift from could alter the Valley’s groundwater recharge patterns and lead to growing dependence on rice from outside.
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- Section
- Tech
- Topics
- Farmers & agriculture
- Places
- Jammu & Kashmir
- First reported by
- Scroll.in
- Reporter
- farzana nisar
- Published
- Saturday, 17 October 2026, 7:30 pm IST
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- One outlet so far
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