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Jammu and Kashmir: food, farms and farsan.

Jammu and Kashmir is known for Kashmir saffron GI (2020), grown on the Pampore karewas; About 90% of India's walnuts. It grows apple, walnut, saffron, aromatic rice (mushqbudji) and rajmash (red kidney beans).

Shaded relief map of Jammu and Kashmir

What is Jammu and Kashmir known for?

  • Kashmir saffron GI (2020), grown on the Pampore karewas
  • About 90% of India's walnuts
  • About 70% of India's apples
  • Mushqbudji rice and Bhaderwah rajmash GIs (2023)

What grows in Jammu and Kashmir?

  • Apple
  • Walnut
  • Saffron
  • Aromatic rice (mushqbudji)
  • Rajmash (red kidney beans)
  • Maize
  • Wild pomegranate (anardana)
  • Olive

How is food processed in Jammu and Kashmir?

  • Walnut products (Kishtwar, Kupwara)
  • Pickles and spices (Udhampur, Kulgam, Kathua, Reasi)
  • Anardana sun-drying (Ramban, GI 2024)
  • Traditional tandoor bakery (Srinagar)

What farsan and sweets is Jammu and Kashmir known for?

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What does Jammu and Kashmir export?

India publishes few export figures by state of origin. Where a figure is national, a port total or a single shipment, it says so.

Where is it grown, processed and shipped?

Sources

Borders: India's outline and state boundaries by the DataMeet India community, CC BY 4.0Relief: Terrain Tiles on AWS Open Data (SRTM and other public sources), accessed 13 October 2026Place positions checked against OpenStreetMap: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL

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