A pound of Saffron can cost up to $5,000 by the time it reaches the West, making it one of the costliest spices in the world. Now growers of the spice in Kashmir are unsure whether the centuries-old ...

PAMPORE, Kashmir — Ashiq Rashid's family has been farming saffron for more than 80 years — since before their homeland, Kashmir, was a disputed territory between India and Pakistan.

Kashmir’s 2021 saffron yield reached a two-decade high of 15.04 metric tons, which farmers partly attribute to good weather, but also better irrigation methods as well as indoor cultivation and ...

Kashmir saffron is grown at an altitude of 1600m to 1800m above mean sea level, which adds to its uniqueness in comparison to other saffron varieties.

Nearly 90% of the world's saffron is grown in Iran, but experts consider Kashmir's crop to be superior for its deep red colour and distinct aroma. In 2010, Indian authorities sought to halt the impact ...

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

Kashmir’s $1,000-a-Pound Saffron Crop Withers After India Lockdown India’s move to send tens of thousands of troops to quell the region and block communications devastated trade of the prized ...

Across the world, saffron is used in products ranging from food to medicine and cosmetics. Nearly 90% of the world’s saffron is grown in Iran, but experts consider Kashmir’s crop to be ...

Every autumn, his family comes together for the annual saffron harvest in the Pampore region of Kashmir, and embark on the delicate and long process of preparing the spice, which can sell for as ...

Nearly 90 percent of the world’s saffron is grown in Iran, but experts consider Kashmir’s crop to be superior for its deep red colour and distinct aroma.

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — As climate change impacts the production of prized saffron in Indian-controlled Kashmir, scientists are shifting to a largely new technique for growing one of the world’s ...