{"id":2819,"date":"2020-11-19T15:05:55","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T09:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classiciasacademy.com\/blog\/?p=2819"},"modified":"2020-11-20T10:13:40","modified_gmt":"2020-11-20T04:43:40","slug":"experimental-growing-of-saffron-in-sikkim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.classiciasacademy.com\/blog\/experimental-growing-of-saffron-in-sikkim\/","title":{"rendered":"Experimental Growing of Saffron in Sikkim"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In\nNews<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>An\nexperiment to grow saffron is underway in Sikkim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In-Detail<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>In India, the cultivation of saffron one\nof the most expensive spice is limited to a few areas of Jammu and Kashmir.<\/li><li>Now, the <strong>Ministry of Science and\nTechnology with the help of the Department of Science and Technology (DST)<\/strong>is\nlooking to extend its cultivation to some northeast states.<\/li><li>In the <strong>Yangyang village of South Sikkim<\/strong>,\na pilot project has been done and the results were successful.<\/li><li>In September, the DST had produced the\nfirst crop of saffron across 1,000 square metres.<\/li><li>After the quality is assessed, the crop\nwill be scaled up ten times in Sikkim itself.<\/li><li>The saffron cultivation has been limited\nto Pampore, Budgam, Srinagar and Kishtwar districts of Jammu and Kashmir.<\/li><li>Annually, India cultivates 6 to 7 tonnes\nof saffron.<\/li><li>A kilo saffron costs Rs1.5 to Rs 2 Lakhs.<\/li><li>The idea of cultivating the saffron in\nother areas was given by the <strong>NECTAR scientists.<\/strong><\/li><li>In Sikkim, this project collaborates with\nthe Botany and Horticulture department of Sikkim Central University.<\/li><li>Scientists tested the soil pH in Yangyang\nand compared with the soil where saffron is grown, especially Pampore area.<\/li><li>A Pampore based farmer was appointed to\ngrow the saffron.<\/li><li>Seeds were collected from Pampore and\nscheduled like those undertaking in Kashmir which is followed in September and\nOctober.<\/li><li>At sub-zero temperatures, saffron needs\nto be underground for about 45 days.<\/li><li>Once when sown, in August it requires\nadequate rain. <\/li><li>The department, transported the saffron\nseeds by air from Kashmir to Yangyang.<\/li><li>During September and October, the seeds\nwere irrigated with timely sprouting and good flower yields.<\/li><li>Scientists are looking to extend the\ncultivation of saffron to Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>In News An experiment to grow saffron is underway in Sikkim. 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