SAFFRON

Aug. 4, 2019

In Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh Farmers and Producers Cooperative Limited have started experimenting with saffron farming in Leh.

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Ladakh is part of saffron farming experiment along with hill States of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
At present, saffron is farmed in Pulwama and Pampore areas of Jammu and Kashmir. In Kashmir valley, 90 % of saffron production comes from Pampore uplands, locally called ‘wudar’ on the southern outskirts of Srinagar city.
Ladakh has similarities of climatic conditions with Iran and Afghanistan where saffron is grown.

Source : All India Radio

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