To go with AFP story India-Kashmir-economy-climate-saffron, FOCUS by Parvaiz Bukhair
TOPSHOT - In this picture taken on November 1, 2020, farmers separate stigmas from the saffron crocus after harvesting in a house in Pampore, south of Srinagar. - Dry conditions blamed on climate change have seen yields of the world's most expensive spice by weight down by half in the last two decades, threatening the future of a cash crop that has brought wealth to the region for 2,500 years. (Photo by Tauseef MUSTAFA / AFP) / To go with AFP story India-Kashmir-economy-climate-saffron, FOCUS by Parvaiz Bukhair