In Pics | Shortage of willows worries Kashmir’s cricket bat makers

Kashmir’s dwindling willow plantations are impacting the region’s famed cricket bat industry and risking the supply of cricket bats in India, where the sport is hugely followed. The industry employs more than 10,000 people and manufactures nearly a million bats a year. Most are sold to Indian tourists, while the rest are exported to Indian cities and other countries.

from Moneycontrol Business News https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/in-pics-|-shortagewillows-worries-kashmir’s-cricket-bat-makers_16651301.html