The global saffron market is projected to grow from USD 337.9 million in 2024 to USD 687.8 million by 2034, expanding at a ...

Agriculture minister Javed Ahmad Dar informed the house that the National Mission on Saffron has made significant ...

Indian saffron, primarily grown in Kashmir, is highly valued for its culinary, medicinal, and cultural uses. Despite ...

For years, saffron cultivation in India has been synonymous with the Kashmir Valley, but the North East Centre for Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR) has changed the narrative. Through ...

This crop is widely used for flavouring and colouring milk and certain sweets, especially in the valley. Among produce by ...

Apart from saffron, the meeting also addressed the cultivation of asafoetida. A representative from the Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR), Leh, briefed attendees on the progress ...

Agriculture, traditionally seen as a male-dominated profession, is embraced by 24-year-old Zakia Noori, who works alongside ...

Two decades ago, on a car ride with late newspaper editor Dileep Padgaonkar, I referred to the hot new term ‘knowledge economy’ in reference to software and all ...

Holi hai! For many, the celebrations are incomplete without bhang. But how did the intoxicating drink become part of ...

My thoughts on new-age agriculture were triggered by news of a Nagpur couple growing saffron in their home to garner `50 lakh or so per year using aeroponics techniques. New-age practices ...