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QAMISHLI, Syria: A young Syrian shepherd watches as his flock grazes in a harvested wheat field in the countryside of the northeastern city of Qamishli.—AFPnn

Dry year leaves Syria wheat farmers facing crop failure
In this picture taken on November 1, 2020, a boy sits near a bag filled with saffron flowers in a saffron field as farmers work nearby 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

Climate change hits Kashmir's 'red gold' saffron crop
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