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Kashmir’s potato pits are vanishing – and generations of knowledge could be buried for ever
THE GUARDIAN · LONDON — Farmers in Gurez store their harvests underground to last the Himalayan winter. As the practice fades, local varieties and handed-down skills are disappearing too Hajra Begum rolls a potato in her hands, checking its skin for cuts, soft spots and signs of rot. After a day harvesting in her family’s field in Chorwan, a…
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- The Guardian — Environment
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- Climate
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- 04 November 2026 · 03:00 UTC
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- 04 November 2026 · 03:30 UTC
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- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/nov/04/kashmir-potato-pits-vanishing-indigenous-knowledge-buried-aoe
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