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Kashmir Orchards Face Crisis Over Suspect Pesticides
🗓 23 Jun 2026, 06:32 AM
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Repeated crop losses in Kashmir are being linked to suspect pesticides, exposing a significant regulatory failure that jeopardizes the region's vital fruit industry and the livelihoods dependent on it.
The fruit industry in Kashmir is facing a severe threat due to recurring crop losses attributed to the suspected use of harmful pesticides. This situation highlights a critical failure in regulatory oversight, impacting the valley's most important rural economic sector.
The widespread use of unregulated or substandard chemicals is reportedly damaging orchards, leading to significant financial losses for farmers. The future of countless families whose livelihoods are tied to fruit cultivation is now at risk.
Authorities are being urged to implement stringent measures to crack down on the chemicals causing these losses and to ensure better regulation of agricultural inputs to protect the region's valuable orchards.
The widespread use of unregulated or substandard chemicals is reportedly damaging orchards, leading to significant financial losses for farmers. The future of countless families whose livelihoods are tied to fruit cultivation is now at risk.
Authorities are being urged to implement stringent measures to crack down on the chemicals causing these losses and to ensure better regulation of agricultural inputs to protect the region's valuable orchards.