Saffron Cultivation in Northeast

  • A pilot project by North East Centre for Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR), an autonomous body under the DST has yielded successful results in Yangyang village of South Sikkim, which produced its first crop of saffron.
  • In India, Saffron cultivation has been restricted to a limited geographical area in J&K, mainly Pampore, followed by Budgam, Srinagar and Kishtwar districts (Saffron Bowl).

Saffron

  • Saffron is a spice derived from the flower of Crocus sativus, commonly known as the "saffron crocus".The flower stigmas are dried to make saffron spice.
  • It is cultivated and harvested in the Karewa (highlands) of Jammu and Kashmir.Saffron needs to ....
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