• Menu
  • Menu
  • News
  • Subscribe now
    Digital subscription Print+Digital (Bundle) ePaper
  • Logout
Digital subscription
Print+Digital (Bundle)
ePaper
Trending
UAE holidays Videos Classifieds Credit Card Deals
  • Latest News
  • UAE
    • People
    • Science
    • Government
    • Education
    • Crime
    • Emergencies
    • Environment
    • Health
    • Transport
    • Weather
    • Ask the Law
  • Living In UAE
    • Visa+Immigration
    • Housing
    • Phone+Internet
    • Banking
    • Transport
    • Health
    • Education
    • Relocate
    • Reader Queries
    • Safety+Security
  • Business
    • Banking & Insurance
    • Aviation
    • Property
    • Tax News
    • Corporate Tax
    • Analysis
    • Travel & Tourism
    • Markets
    • Retail
    • Corporate News
    • Tech
    • Auto
  • Best Buys
    • Electronics
    • Home and Kitchen
    • Offers
    • Consumables
    • Lifestyle
  • Your Money
    • Saving and Investment
    • Budget Living
    • Taxation
    • Expert Columns
    • Community Tips
    • Cryptocurrency
  • Food
    • Cooking and Cuisines
    • Guide to Cooking
    • Food Show
    • Videos
  • Friday
    • Beauty
    • Wellbeing
    • Art & People
    • Home
    • Friday Partner
  • Games
    • Daily Crossword
    • Sudoku
    • Word Search
    • Spell It
  • Podcasts
  • World
    • Gulf
      • Bahrain
      • Kuwait
      • Oman
      • Qatar
      • Saudi
      • Yemen
    • Mena
    • Europe
    • Africa
    • Americas
    • Asia
      • India
      • Pakistan
      • Philippines
    • Australia-New Zealand
    • Corrections
  • Opinion
    • Columnists
  • Special Reports
  • Things To Do
    • Events & Concerts
    • Bars, Clubs & Pubs
    • Cafes, Restaurants & News
    • Going Out
  • Parenting
    • Pregnancy & Baby
    • Learning & Play
    • Child Health
    • For Mums & Dads
    • Ask Us
    • Games
  • UAE Success Stories
  • Photos
  • Sport
    • UAE Sport
    • Cricket
      • IPL
    • Motorsport
    • Football
      • Premiere League
    • Tennis
    • Golf in UAE
      • UAE
      • World
      • Photos & Videos
      • Course Reviews
      • Learn to Play
      • Gear
    • Olympics
  • Entertainment
    • Hollywood
    • Bollywood
    • South Indian
    • Music
    • OTT
  • Auto
  • Lifestyle
    • Health+Fitness
  • GN Reach
  • Tech
    • Electronics
    • Gaming
    • Media
  • Videos
    • Best Of Bollywood
    • News
    • Entertainment
    • Business
    • Sport
    • Community
  • Special Features
    • Supplement eBook
  • The Kurator
    • Life
    • Luxury
    • Style
  • Gold-Forex
  • Gratuity Calculator
  • Notifications
  • Coupons
  • Gold/Forex
  • Prayer Times
  • ePaper
  • GN Store
  • About Gulf News
  • Contact us
  • Work with us
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Advertise with us
  • Reach by GN
  • GN Focus
  • Gulf News epaper
  • Sitemap
  • Have your say
  • Printing Services
    • © Al Nisr Publishing LLC 2024. All rights reserved.
    Photos: Farmers in Kashmir try growing saffron indoors

    Photos

    Login / Sign Up
    Logout
    Saturday, November 30, 2024
    Gold / Forex

    Photos News

    All Sections

    Photos: Farmers in Kashmir try growing saffron indoors

    Scientists shifting to new technique for growing one of the world's most expensive spices

    Published:  November 03, 2022 09:50 AP
    Follow us
    1 of 12
    India Kashmir Saffron Photo Gallery
    Srinagar: As climate change impacts the production of prized saffron in Kashmir, scientists are shifting to a largely new technique for growing one of the world's most expensive spices in the Himalayan region: indoor cultivation. Image Credit: AP
    2 of 12
    India Kashmir Saffron Photo Gallery
    Results in laboratory settings have been promising, experts say, and the method has been shared with over a dozen traditional growers. Image Credit: AP
    3 of 12
    India Kashmir Saffron Photo Gallery
    Agriculture scientist Nazir Ahmed Ganai said indoor cultivation is helping boost saffron production, which has been adversely hit by environmental changes in recent years. Image Credit: AP
    4 of 12
    India Kashmir Saffron Photo Gallery
    ``If climate is challenging us, we are trying to see how we can adapt ourselves. Going indoors means that we are doing vertical farming,'' said Ganai, who is also the vice chancellor of the region's main agriculture university. Image Credit: AP
    5 of 12
    India Kashmir Saffron Photo Gallery
    Kashmir's economy is mainly agrarian and the rising impact of climate change, warming temperatures and erratic rainfall patterns has increased worries among farmers who complain about growing less produce. Image Credit: AP
    6 of 12
    India Kashmir Saffron Photo Gallery
    The changes have also impacted the region's thousands of glaciers, rapidly shrinking them and in turn hampering traditional farming patterns in the ecologically fragile region. Image Credit: AP
    7 of 12
    India Kashmir Saffron Photo Gallery
    For the last three years, saffron farmer Abdul Majeed Wani has opted for indoor cultivation. He said his experience has been satisfying and the technique ``has benefited us in a good way.'' ``We faced some difficulties initially because of lack of experience, but with time we learned,'' Wani said. Image Credit: AP
    8 of 12
    India Kashmir Saffron Photo Gallery
    A kilogram (2.2 pounds) of the spice can cost up to $4,000 _ partly because it takes as many as 150,000 flowers to produce that amount. Image Credit: AP
    9 of 12
    India Kashmir Saffron Photo Gallery
    Across the world, saffron is used in products ranging from food to medicine and cosmetics. Nearly 90% of the world's saffron is grown in Iran, but experts consider Kashmir's crop to be superior for its deep intensity of color and flavor. Image Credit: AP
    10 of 12
    India Kashmir Saffron Photo Gallery
    Shakir Ahmad Bhat, an employee of Advance Research Station For Saffron & Seed Spices, plucks crocus flowers, the stigma of which produces saffron, in Dussu, south of Srinagar. Image Credit: AP
    11 of 12
    India Kashmir Saffron Photo Gallery
    A variety of saffron crocus plant are seen planted for research samples before approving them to farmers inside the compound of Advance Research Station For Saffron & Seed Spices. Image Credit: AP
    12 of 12
    India Kashmir Saffron Photo Gallery
    A Kashmiri shopkeeper sells saffron to customers inside his showroom in Lethpora, south of Srinagar. Image Credit: AP

    Trending

    • Paris: First look inside post-fire Notre-Dame Cathedral

      Paris: First look inside post-fire Notre-Dame Cathedral

    • Photos: Saffron, Syria’s red gold, a promising crop

      Photos: Saffron, Syria’s red gold, a promising crop

    • Photos: Israeli strikes on Gaza and Lebanon

      Photos: Israeli strikes on Gaza and Lebanon

    • 31 actors in Hollywood with Arab roots

      31 actors in Hollywood with Arab roots

    • Look: The winter smog that grips Delhi’s air quality

      Look: The winter smog that grips Delhi’s air quality

    • See: Hasma Desert gaining popularity among explorers

      See: Hasma Desert gaining popularity among explorers

    Latest In

    • Sharjah announces free parking for Eid Al Etihad break

      22 minutes ago

    • When devices can read human emotions without a camera

      1 hour ago

    • Debts worth Dh401m waived for over 1,200 Emiratis

      1 hour ago

    • A leader in business and economic activities in the UAE

      1 hour ago

    • Set for a record-breaking December

      1 hour ago
    Go back to top
    Network links:
    • GN Store
    • About Gulf News
    • Contact us
    • Work with us
    • Terms and Conditions
    • Privacy Policy
    • Advertise with us
    • Reach by GN
    • GN Focus
    • Gulf News epaper
    • Sitemap
    • Have your say
    • Printing Services
    Find us on Social
    © Al Nisr Publishing LLC 2024. All rights reserved.
    This website stores cookies on your computer. These cookies are used to improve your experience and provide more personalized service to you. Both on your website and other media. To find out more about the cookies and data we use, please check out our Privacy Policy.
    Share on Facebook
    Share on Twitter
    Share on Whatsapp
    Share on Mail
    Share on LinkedIn
    Copy link
    Follow on Whatsapp
    Follow on Google
    Follow on Telegram
    Close
    Gulf News

    Get Breaking News Alerts From Gulf News

    We’ll send you latest news updates through the day. You can manage them any time by clicking on the notification icon.

    Subscribe No Thanks