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  "textContent": "In Kashmir, where apple orchards often dominate conversations about climate-driven crop losses, a quieter agricultural shift is unfolding in the wetlands of this Himalayan region. Farmers are reviving nadur, or lotus stem, a crop that once sustained families across the region and nearly disappeared under pollution, floods and erratic weather....\n\nThe post Kashmir’s Lotus Stems Rise Again appeared first on Reasons to be Cheerful.",
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