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Center Owned by Rising KashmirRobots enter Kashmir's saffron fields
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The annual harvest brings Kashmir’s famed saffron fields to life, as delicate purple flowers are carefully plucked to yield the region’s prized spice.
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JAMMU: All over India, Pampore area of Pulwama district in the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu & Kashmir is known as source of most saffron sold in the market. The saffron fields of Pampore spread on both sides of the national highway are a tourist attraction. They contribute to 90 per cent domestic…
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Pampore, Nov 02: In Kashmir's saffron fields, where extracting a kilogram of the prized spice requires separating the red stigmas of nearly 1.6 lakh flowers by hand, scientists are testing robots to take over some of the most labour-intensive work involved in its cultivation. On Monday, the…
