Kashmir’s saffron farmers are losing 30 percent of their crop to the rodents as deforestation pushes them into farms. A Kashmiri farming family pick saffron stigmas from the flowers at their ...

A key starting point is the region's high-value agriculture. Kashmir's saffron, often regarded as the best in the world, could be marketed globally. With its unique quality and rich history ...

Kashmir's Saffron Growers Experiment With Indoor Farming as Climate Pressures Mount By Sharafat Ali PAMPORE, India (Reuters) - Tucked in a valley beneath the snow-capped Himalayas of the Indian ...

Apples, like saffron, require a good amount of precipitation and snow. This winter, however, due to the extended dry spell, growers in Kashmir are staring at an uncertain future. (HT) But it is ...

A farmer collects saffron flowers from a field in Kashmir’s Pampore. (Waseem Andrabi /Hindustan Times) Dar, 33, says the flowers and their saffron stigma this year are of better colour and size ...

The decline in both saffron production and the area under cultivation can be attributed to several factors. The saffron industry in Kashmir is facing a severe crisis, characterised by a ...

Research is in full swing in Indian-administered Kashmir for controlled cultivation of saffron, which costs up to €4,000 a kilogram and is nicknamed “red gold” because of its vivid colour.

Pampore: These days, the highlands in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pampore town are adorned with vibrant purple flowers and the air is filled with the sweet aroma of saffron, the world's most expensive ...

A glimpse at Kashmir’s saffron harvest. Paper replicas of saffron flowers, which are harvested in mid-autumn (past our press time), made for T by the artist Sourabh Gupta.Credit...Photograph by ...

In Kashmir Valley, saffron has long been more than just a crop; it is a symbol of heritage and a vital source of income for local farmers. But its farming is grappling with significant ...