Kashmir’s saffron production was already struggling. Battered by erratic rainfall, inadequate irrigation and urban encroachment on farmland, it had plummeted from 15.97 metric tonnes in 1997-98 ...

A Nagpur couple, Akshay and Divya Holey, successfully cultivate saffron using an innovative aeroponic method, generating Rs 50 lakh annually. They replicated Kashmir's environment in their flat ...

Tucked in a valley beneath the snow-capped Himalayas of the Indian Kashmir region is the town of Pampore, famed for its farms that grow the world's most expensive spice - the red-hued saffron.

Kashmir’s saffron farming has come under threat from global warming. Declining yields have resulted in production dropping to 15 tons annually. Erratic weather patterns, unseasonable warmth, and ...

The mother and son rebuild their lives in Atlanta while coming to grips with the trauma of the insurgency back home, displacement and then the revocation of Kashmir’s autonomy. Saffron Kingdom ...

But saffron from Kashmir is arguably the most highly prized, says Sana Javeri-Kadri, whose seven-year-old Oakland, Calif.-based spice business, Diaspora Spice Co., sources its inventory from a ...

Here, saffron is priced at around Rs 300 per gram, while it can sell for Rs 700 per gram outside Kashmir. Saffron is well-known for its medicinal properties, particularly its benefits for treating ...

Scientists of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture Science and Technology (SKUAST), after successfully producing saffron indoor, had three years ago handed over its buds to Abdul Majid Wani ...

The smuggling of saffron seeds outside Jammu and Kashmir is significantly impacting the local production amidst shrinking saffron land . SENSEX 82,515.14 + 123.42. NIFTY 25,141.40 + 37.15 ...

They received seeds from KVK. Officials, lead by specialist (plant protection) Sudhakar Soundarajan handed over the seeds, which were procured from Jammu & Kashmir, the saffron hub of the country .

This is where most of saffron is farmed in India, the world's second-largest producer behind Iran of the spice, which costs up to 325,000 rupees ($3,800) a kg (2.2 pounds) because it is so labour ...