Pampore Jammu and Kashmir: Administration organises saffron cultivation training in Pampore
Pampore: Pampore district administration in Jammu and Kashmir recently organised a training cum awareness program to boost saffron cultivation in the Valley.
The event was organized by the advanced research station or saffron and seed spices SKUAST Pampore and sponsored by the National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), ANI reported.
The spice, which is famous across India, is collected from the region.
“Kashmir saffron is famous across the world due to its best quality and always getting a tremendous response on the national and international market. So that’s why the government is trying hard to improve the quality and quantity of this world’s most expensive species,” Professor Dil Mohamad Makhdoomi (SKUAST) told ANI.
During the event, the organisers also distributed saffron seed bulbs along with special trays among growers without taking any charge.
“This is the first initiative taken by the government in the shape of organizing this wonderful training cum awareness program aimed to produce saffron indoors also,” Irshad Ahmad Dar (Grower) told ANI.
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