A veteran farmer from Pampore in south Kashmir’s Pulwama, who had been cultivating saffron for decades, has this time successfully grown high-quality spice in one of the rooms of his single-storey ...

Each of the nine beneficiary farmers received 25 kg of saffron corms, racks, and trays for free during the event. An indoor saffron cultivation technology was introduced in Kishtwar region of Jammu ...

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. Each ...