Agro-based Industry Set to Bloom in India's Most Volatile Region as Kashmir Farmers Turn to Lavender

It's early August and India's Jammu and Kashmir is covered in swarms of fragrant purple flowers. On the hilly slopes of the valley, lavender is ready for harvest. Despite early doubts, more than 1,000 farmers in the region have given up their traditional crops and introduced the "purple revolution" in Union Territory.

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