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Kashmir losing fertile paddy lands to rapid orchard expansion, threatening food security
The Global Kashmir
|January 14, 2026
EXPERTS SAY CONVERSION OF FARMLAND INTO HIGH-DENSITY ORCHARDS ERODES SELF-RELIANCE, DEEPENS DEPENDENCE ON IMPORTED RICE
Srinagar, Jan 13: The vast stretches of Kashmir's fertile paddy land, once the backbone of the Valley's food system, are steadily giving way to high-density apple orchards, residential colonies and commercial structures.
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