Product Description
Come autumn and the Pampore Karewa plateau, about *5 km south-east
of Srinagar in Kashmir, turns purple - abloom with thousands of
saffron flowers. Saffron (crocus sativus; or 'kesar' in Hindi and
'zafran' in Persian) is an exotic - and the world's most expensive
- spice. It is an incredible experience to watch hundreds of
peach-complexioned Kashmiri women, with baskets on their backs,
standing in the midst of a profusion of purple flowers. As they
pluck the blossoms, the lilt of their voices wafts through the air
as they sing their folk songs. The cultivation of saffron - a
natural food flavoring and color that also has general panacea
properties - would have been impossible without these women. In
fact, of the over *2, *0, **0 people of Kashmir directly or
indirectly engaged in the cultivation and trade of the purple crop,
*0 per cent of the workforce comprises women. Come harvest season -
the autumn months of late October and November - and that gender
percentage rises to *0. Saffron is cultivated in about **6 villages
in five districts, including Zeewan, Balhama, Khunamoo, Yachnambal
(Srinagar), Khrew, Ludoo, Dussu, Khonibal, Chandahar, Nablabal,
Basru, Lethipora, Sambora, Awantipora (Pulwama), Nagam, Sarwin,
Hapathnar, Kakewring, Char-e-sharief (Budgam) and Kishtawar (Doda).
Kashmiri saffron bulbs, which give a six to eight year yield,
flower for around four to six weeks during those two months.
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India |
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s-01
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Minimum Order Quantity: |
500gm |
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100kg |
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