date:Mar 15, 2023
The Kashmir almond industry is on the decline. The main cause of this are the low temperatures and unfavorable weather conditions that are frequent during bloom. Local farmers say that another cause is competition with more remunerative apple crops. Almond growers are unable to sell their produce as the Valley lacks a centralized dry fruit market.
In the 1990s, more than 20,000 hectares of land was under almond cultivation in Jammu and Kashmir. But, as per official figures almond cultivation ha