Narrator: Once the crop starts flowering, harvesters have to work fast to make sure they can pick it all in time. Almost all of the saffron planted can flower within one week of the year.

Saffron also only comes from certain regions, and it can't be grown just anywhere. Crops are mostly produced in India, Greece, Morocco, and Afghanistan, but Iran certainly grows the most.

When we say saffron, the first thing which comes to our mind is Kashmir. This crop is widely used for flavouring and colouring milk and certain sweets, especially in the valley. Among produce by ...

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday outlined several significant measures aimed at boosting saffron production in the ...

But unlike conventional farmers, they use air and mist, not land, to grow saffron. They mix solar power ... greenhouse-grown climate-sensitive crops; hydroponics in which crops are grown in ...

The Mission Saffron initiative is transforming Northeast India into a new saffron hub, expanding cultivation across multiple states. Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh highlighted the region’s rapid ...