During the COVID-19 pandemic, individuals in Karnataka, including Rajat Kumar and Jacob Sathyaraj, ventured into indoor ...

And real saffron can cost you over $10,000 per ... and that all depends on how you look after it, how you grow it, the climate. So, for example, if it rains just before harvest, we get bigger ...

It’s hard work to harvest, but a growing cadre of small farmers and home gardeners are cultivating the spice for profit, or simply pleasure. Bulb-like corms, at top, produce saffron crocuses.

"Climate change is a reality ... "We are in experimental stage - learning to create a environment in which saffron can grow," he says. In Mr Modak's container air temperate and humidity is ...

Kashmir's saffron industry is struggling with reduced production, shrinking land, and increasing porcupine infestations. Despite government initiatives, traditional farming challenges, climate change, ...

According to another partner in the saffron venture Gurpreet Singh, a group of women farm labourers was engaged in plucking saffron strands. “The crop was harvested after three months; a tedious ...

Faced with the impact of climate change on their livelihoods, they've turned to saffron. "They call it ‘Red Gold’ firstly because of its red appearance and because it's as expensive as gold." ::This ...