Indian-administered Kashmir saffron trade: Farmers facing off with endangered porcupines
May 31, 2025 #SaffronUnderThreat #RedGoldCrisis #PamporeFarmers
Saffron farmers in the town of Pampore in Indian-administered Kashmir are facin
May 31, 2025 #SaffronUnderThreat #RedGoldCrisis #PamporeFarmers
Saffron farmers in the town of Pampore in Indian-administered Kashmir are facing an unlikely enemy.
Deforestation and habitat loss are driving a prickly creature into their fields, threatening the cultivation of their ‘red gold’.
Al Jazeera’s Michael Appel has this report.