Kashmir's saffron industry is struggling with reduced production, shrinking land, and increasing porcupine infestations. Despite government initiatives, traditional farming challenges, climate change, ...
As well as a spectacular location, Pampore is India's centre for saffron - a spice so valuable that it is sometimes called red gold. Derived from the crocus plant, saffron fetches around $1,500 ...
Saffron can be bought whole in threads or strands (stigmas) or in powdered form. Spanish and Kashmiri saffron are reputed to be among the best-quality. Saffron gives a distinctive aroma and ...
But all is not well in Kashmir's purple saffron fields these days, despite a reputation for quality that the north Indian region earned with a prestigious Geographical Indication (GI) tag several ...
KABUL, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Afghanistan has harvested 40 tons of saffron in 2024 with 90 percent of the precious spice produced in the western Herat province, spokesman for the Ministry of Agriculture, ...