The Cost of Saffron Production in Kashmir

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Pampore, a tiny town in Kashmir is the epicenter of saffron production. You will find over 20,000 local people working to extract this exquisite spice and Kashmiri legend has it that someone in the 12th century, two Sufi saints gifted the local chief the bulb of the flower after he cured them of an illness. The cultivation began soon after and it is now known as India saffron capital. 1 kilogram of good quality saffron can go for as much as 3 lakh rupees. But all that was not right in Pampore a couple of years ago. Farmers were distressed, they didn't want to grow the spice anymore, they felt they

A decade ago, Kashmir’s saffron farmers were in a fix. The yields were dropping and experts said it was the end of the road for the industry. But all that has changed now and there’s a bit of a resurrection going on.

So in today’s episode for 17th July 2023, we explore saffron, zafran, or kesar’s road to revival.

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