{"id":2604,"date":"2020-05-08T13:48:25","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T08:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classiciasacademy.com\/blog\/?p=2604"},"modified":"2020-05-08T13:48:25","modified_gmt":"2020-05-08T08:18:25","slug":"gi-tag-for-kashmir-saffron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.classiciasacademy.com\/blog\/gi-tag-for-kashmir-saffron\/","title":{"rendered":"GI Tag for Kashmir Saffron"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In News<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Kashmir Saffron has been given the Geographical Tag by the\nGeographical Indication Registry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In-Detail<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The Directorate of Agriculture, Government of\nJammu and Kashmir filed the application for GI tag. It is aided by\nSher-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture of Sciences and Technology, Kashmir\nand Saffron Research Station, Dussu Pampore.<\/li><li>India is a close competitor to Iran which is the\nlargest producer of Saffron. GI tag for Kashmir Saffron would gain more in the\nexport market.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kashmir\u2019s Saffron<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Kashmir\u2019s Saffron is a spice and health rejuvenator. It is a\nvery precious and costly product.<\/li><li>Saffron is cultivated in the highlands of Jammu\nand Kashmir called the Karewa. It is also grown in Pulwama, Budgam, Kishtwar\nand Srinagar.<\/li><li>Saffron is used in cosmetics, medicinal purposes\nand the traditional cuisines of Kashmir.<\/li><li>Kashmir saffron has unique qualities such as\naroma, long and thicker stigma, natural red colour, high quality of crocin- a\ncolouring agent, and safranal flavour and picrocrocin bitterness.<\/li><li>Saffron is the only spice in the world grown\nabove the mean sea level, at an altitude of 1600 m to 1800 m.<\/li><li>Saffron is available in three types. Lachha\nSaffron where the stigmas are separated from the flowers, dried without\nprocessing and are packed in loose airtight containers. Mongra Saffron, stigmas\nare removed from the flowers and dried and traditional processed. Guchhi\nSaffron similar to Lachha, stigmas are joined together in a bundle and tied with\na cloth thread. <\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>In News Kashmir Saffron has been given the Geographical Tag by the Geographical Indication Registry. 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