Saffron priced as much as 70 grams of gold "The best quality Indian saffron is now selling for Rs 3.5-3.6 lakh a kg in the wholesale market, compared with Rs 2.8-3 lakh before the start of the ...

This is where most of saffron is farmed in India, the world's second-largest producer behind Iran of the spice, which costs up to 325,000 rupees ($3,800) a kg (2.2 pounds) because it is so labour ...

Tucked in a valley beneath the snow-capped Himalayas of the Indian Kashmir region is the town of Pampore, famed for its farms that grow the world’s most expensive spice - the red-hued saffron.

Devotees from all over India and abroad arrive dressed in saffron, a symbol of the Hindu faith, and many sadhus (Hindu ascetics) lead the pilgrimage. The authorities have set up a temporary city ...

Kashmir's Saffron Growers Experiment With Indoor Farming as Climate Pressures Mount By Sharafat Ali PAMPORE, India (Reuters) - Tucked in a valley beneath the snow-capped Himalayas of the Indian ...