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23 February 2026

Hidden Subsidies, Fragile Farms: How Women’s Unpaid Labour Sustains Kashmir’s Agrarian Economy

Behind Kashmir’s agricultural resilience lies an unacknowledged subsidy – women’s unpaid time and labour

Mehak Majeed is an Assistant Professor at the Islamic University of Science and Technology, Kashmir. Rakshanda Kokab is a Research Scholar at the Islamic University of Science & Technology, Jammu and Kashmir. 

SDG 5: Gender Equality | SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare MoAFW | Ministry of Labour and Employment MoLE

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