Pampore, Indian-administered Kashmir – At 4am, before the first call to prayer echoes through Pampore’s saffron fields in the Pulwama district of Indian-administered Kashmir, 52-year-old ...

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Production of the prized crimson spice in the region has withered more than 80 per cent in the past almost three decades, ...

Come October, the crocus plants begin to bloom, covering the fields with bright purple ... About 90% of India's saffron is produced in Kashmir, of which a majority is grown in Pampore, but the ...

UDUPI: Saffron brings vivid images of captivating rich fields lining the highways in Kashmir to mind. Bathed in natural hues, the saffron fields are a visual spectacle with thousands of vibrant ...

Last winter, officials from the Agriculture Department and SKUAST-Kashmir applied an organic repellent spray on saffron fields to combat the growing damage caused by porcupines and protect the ...

Kashmir's saffron, often regarded as the best in the ... The creation of a Kashmir Startup Mission would encourage young talent to explore fields like AgriTech, HandicraftTech, and HealthTech.

“The fields which have a sprinkler system network ... According to government data, the annual yield of saffron in Kashmir crossed 13 metric tonne in 2020 for the first time in 10 years and ...

If we lose it, we lose a part of Kashmir itself.” The porcupine invasion in Pampore’s saffron fields is no accident. Mir Muskan Un Nisa, a research scholar at the Sher-e-Kashmir University of ...

Kashmir's Saffron Growers Experiment With Indoor Farming ... Come October, the crocus plants begin to bloom, covering the fields with bright purple flowers from which strands of fragrant red ...