There is new interest in growing saffron among small farmers in search of a cash crop, and among cooks and gardeners seeking ...

Tucked in a valley beneath the snow-capped Himalayas of the Indian Kashmir region is the town of Pampore, famed for its farms ...

Italian farmer Alessandro Mazzuoli might only produce just 1,000g of his star crop a year, but the revenue it brings in makes ...

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.

Experts say rising temperatures and erratic rainfall pose a risk to saffron production, which has dropped from 8 metric tons ...

Nestled in a picturesque valley beneath the snow-capped Himalayas lies Pampore, a town in the Kashmir region, celebrated as ...

Pampore, a town in Indian Kashmir, is known for producing saffron, the world's most expensive spice. Traditional farming faces threats from urbanization and climate change, resulting in decreased ...

The recent snowfall has brought much-needed relief to saffron growers in south Kashmir’s Pampore, who had been worried about ...

According to him, saffron is easier to grow compared to other crops and is more profitable. He added,“Saffron is planted once and it yields for five to six years. In the autumn, after harvesting ...

The saffron crop, famous for its aroma and colour, has been neglected for decades, with the latest threat now coming from the Indian crested porcupine (Hystrix Indica), locally known as "Draen" in ...

The first direct rail link to Kashmir promises to transform the Valley by integrating it with the rest of India, enabling ...