With just 4.4% land cultivable, J&K loses agricultural ground to concrete

Srinagar, Oct 14: Jammu and Kashmir’s fertile agricultural fields are increasingly giving way to residential colonies, commercial complexes, and other concrete structures, putting pressure on a limited land resource and raising concerns over the future of farming in J&K. The extent of the challenge is underscored by estimates that place cultivable land at just 4.4 percent of the geographical area. With large parts of J&K covered by mountains, forests, and other terrain unsuitable for cultivation, the loss of productive agricultural land to construction has implications beyond the changing…