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 ...

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 ...

The Department of Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare Kashmir has initiated fresh registrations for the rejuvenation ...

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According to data from the Department of Agriculture, Kashmir, saffron production through traditional farming has declined from 15.9796 metric tonnes (MT) in 1997-98 to just 3.4827 MT in 2021-22.

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At Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences, researchers like Dr. Bashir Ilahi have been experimenting with growing saffron in controlled environments.

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 ...

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 growers experiment with indoor farming as climate pressures mount Rising temperatures and erratic rainfall pose a risk to saffron production, which has dropped from 8 metric ...

AGRICULTURE Kashmir's saffron growers experiment with indoor farming as climate pressures mount. Reuters. About 90% of India's saffron is produced in Kashmir. Rupam Jain and Shivam Patel, Reuters News ...