As a Kashmiri whenever I would go to my grandparents house near the country side, I was always mesmerized by the beauty of these flowers. Whenever I would see these saffron fields I would always look out of my window to see their beauty. But from the past few years I too have seen a rapid decrease in the saffron flowers. Saffron is a very important part of Kashmiri cuisine (wazwan) but nowadays I see only red food coloring instead of the aromatic smell of saffron, even our tea called kehwa used to have these saffron. The Government Of India has to do something about this decrease in the production of saffron.
Is your government doing anything about climate change? Ours talks about it because the public is interested but l think they may be listening to the siren song of the oil companies.
I knew it was expensive and now I know why. I didn’t know it took so long to grow and had to be hand harvested. How very interesting to learn this new thing today.
@@frostincubus4045 yes, it just won’t have the official seal. I really enjoy learning new things and this one was heartbreaking to me. I know people who are 4th and 5th generation farmers having to make decisions about if they can keep the family farm going. It’s not an easy decision for anyone. I hope the Kashmiri people can keep their family farms going.
We only have two Saffron fields in the us. Our politicians are taking Saffron and putting it in our Medication 💊 Their now useing it to cure cancer. Saffron is a cheap herb Jesus grew in his garden along with Cinnamon and many more healthy foods..My parents got my name Saffron from the Holy Bible 73 years ago Read songs of Solomon chapter 4 virus 14 my name Saffron isn't on the Social Security list. My parents kick a curve ball. My name can be found on the list for spices. I read where the spice names were coming to the US 🇺🇸 in 2022 for babies names. The list said poppy and Saffron would be the most popular Girls names for 2022 and on...I said Saffron is already in the US. You can't get the spice names unless you get them off the spice names because their not in the baby book. The names in the Baby Book are off the Social Security list. I were reading the names in the Baby book for 2022 And the names Lavender. Meredith. Marigold. Nyoka. Moon. Romina. Hattie.Jane. Lola. Micah. Mattie. Sadie. Marlow. This is just some of the names on the 2022 Social Security list out of the baby Book. I like my name Saffron even though its a herb 🌿 that grew from the dirt. I'm really glad I have a unique name. The only name I liked on that list were Nyoka. It's a Beautiful unique name. But I like unique names. I don't like the same name game. Here in NC where I live we have little towns and everyone has the same names. My Boyfriend is a mail man here in the little town where I live. He said he goes by the last name. But he said some people had the same first name and last name. I think I would go crazy! Have a good night!
I never understood the big deal about saffron until I actually grew some and got a tiny harvest. I mean it didn't even register on my scales. But that tiny amount in a rice dish was phenomenal so I think what ever it was that I bought before was either fake or ancient. I got enough the next year for several recipes. But after that nothing as some naughty creatures ate every bulb out of my greenhouse. It was a beautiful flower and I'd had them for at least 10 years. One whole bed full.
We're really sold crap in Europe. It's not just Safran where we pay a small fortune for a product that wouldn't even be bought in its homeland, due to the abysmal quality... I've seen it with other spices too, but what really shocked me is the pp quality of bread and cake. If someone makes a good bread fresh, there's absolutely no way to compare it to the stale prebaked stuff you get from the supermarket. However, just as in the case with Safran, you'll hardly find someone willing to put in the work for the quality...
There is a way to revitalize the soil. Use bamboo in order to supply the landscape, there needs to be other plants to help the saffron grow, also bio char is great for soil in terms of water etc.. even though it’s said to be bad field burns are actually great for soil, also water collection in terms of landscape and streams and rivers needs to be seen as well, also when you make the soil have bio char in it then water can penetrate “deeper” into the soil also helping floods, using worms that are local to the environment will also help, also getting a scythe and scything the grass constantly to leave rich nitrogen grass behind, the soil needs to be tended too in order to make this better, tilling the soil is “not needed” don’t till the soil layer the soil, you must build up more organic layers of soil, wood chips are good but wood chips can be turned into bio char which is even better for soil in some ways, or wood chips can be turned into a mushroom compost also usable and helps the field, also look into Korean farming and using rice water after the rice has sat and soaked up local bacteria and micro cultures mixing it with water and spraying on the fields, plant trees that will help the saffron, this will help with all weather…. Especially for flooding since the saffron seeds won’t be “washed away” and instead get caught in the trees so replanting can be an easier process…. But think about plants that are local that already grow with saffron in the wild and ask why? Is it a parasite that takes or helps saffron? Then after investigating on a small scale make it larger…. Fungal compost, layers of regular compost, and layers of bio char will keep the farm rich… also fruit trees that can grow with saffron so that’s what’s not harvested can be eaten by the worms… and help the saffron and soil… and what is harvested can be a double crop of saffron combined with a harvestable companion plant, the native Americans do this the Hopi people it’s called the 3 sisters method. Corn/peas and squash or cucumber or watermelon are grown together the corn becomes a stalk for the peas to climb the peas become rich nitrogen for the corn and squash and the squash shades the ground for drought…. The corn is stronger and the peas and the melons or squash… they end up sharing and helping each other and what’s not harvested becomes rich nutrients for each other for what one lacks the other has….
I am really happy to watch very fare and unbiased documentary about kashmiri farmers..but SAD of the state, the world's costliest agriculture producers are at resk...
I’ve been buying my saffron from a company called Zaran, specially their premium grade 1. I always test it in some water and taste, theirs has always been consistently high quality. I never knew the recent struggles the farmers have had. I really hope it works out! Btw my favorite thing to make is saffron risotto!
@@Cr125stin i dont think what your buying is a scam.However do make sure to check the website tho if they give any info to where it comes from or production brand it is.
I got stung buying saffron a few years back I bought what I thought was the top quality saffron considering how much I paid for the very small amount but when I put it into cook with my rice it went yellow so fast I knew something was wrong and when I tasted it it did not taste like it should have I pent almost $20 AUS for a few strands of saffron only to find it was not saffron from India at all I was happy to pay the price that I pay for the saffron as it adds that special something to my saffron rice dish but not this time, I have not bought saffron again now for almost 15 years so this problem has been an issue for a very long time. After watching this I know know I can buy saffron again and know that I will be getting what I pay for it. So now I need to fun a supplier here in Australia 😊😊 Thank you for a really good in-depth view to the issues of the saffron trade 🤗
They’re saying that Iranian saffron is being passed off as Kashmiri saffron, which is illegal & negatively affects the reputation & integrity of Kashmiri saffron on the market.
@@ahmoh9064 Who says the world's best quality saffron comes from Iran tho? Also, a lie is still a lie and it is still illegal to misrepresent a product for something it is not.
@@bluesira bruh literally just search where does the world's best saffron come from, literally Iran is known for its saffron, sure it has some saffron that is lower quality then kashmiri but that's to be expected when it's making 99% of the world's saffron comes from Iran. The high quality saffron the is 100% better then kasmiri bro
I can understand the safron farmers predicament, even if the cooperatives goals are good they might view it as a cartel which is difficult to distinguish. All they want is to sell it in the open market where it can be higher or lower, but if they go with the co-operative they might think its price fixing if the price goes down. Sooo the co-operative must have updated pricing to make farmers feel better, that the co-op is there as a helping hand.
Wine and cheese? Never heard of safron ised for that. We use it in the best of our best cuisines, like biryani. I just had it for supper today, together with safron infused slightly sweetened yogurt. It was so so good, I had planned to buy more.
@@rianamohamed300 oh, I meant the certification being used for wine and cheese. Hope that clarifies! Safron yogurt seems interesting. Should I give it a try?
Without saffron Indian sweets are incomplete. And a good brand saffron are smell like no other spices. Every spices in India play a different role in our food and saffron is compulsory. Jay Jagannath 🙏.
This! Also, I don't know if you live in the US or if there are programs like this in other countries, but people should look into joining their local CSA (community-supported agriculture) group! You support local farms and get fresh produce :)
It's not like every farmer would sell pure saffron either. You'd still have to figure out who's selling the good stuff and who's cutting their product with fake to increase profits
What I want to know is why you can't have a double harvest? Saffron is related to crocus and I know crocus can grow and bloom in partial sun. Is there a tree crop that they can plant that could at least bring in a little extra earnings? I'm picturing widely spaced so as not to shade out the fields too much but enough to help reduce water loss from the sun baking the ground. The trees could also reduce wind which reduces top soil loss and water loss even farther. You can also prune the trees so the branches are more open and let more light in. At the rate of current production loss I would imagine the lower yield from less light would be offset by better water retention. I don't know anything about the climate of Kashmir, the needs of saffron, or what trees could grow in such a manner.
This is exactly what i was thinking, it does make you wonder if they pushed the land to hard with intensive farming and now the chickens have come to roost. No offense to any saffron farmers out there but this phenomena is ubiquitous across agriculture.
Western countries need to strengthen labeling laws and enforcement. We are the customers, paying a fortune and often not getting what these genuine people produce.
The problem is not a lack of labels on the end product because of the consuming countries, it's at the source where it should be tackled. The EU has probably more labels to prove origin and quality than anywhere else in the world, but they are only applied to domestically made products, they can't do it to products coming from the outside, in that case, this is India's problem to correctly label saffron, it would also help since India itself is a huge consumer of this and it's much easier for the indian authorities to identify the authenticity than it is for say an American one.
What i saw was a barrend land. That why they have flood problem. I think we need to consider the best environment to protect it. Nowadays agriculture is barrend land. No protect plant/tree include in farming activity. I hope we can found new farm technologies about this. Not just for saffron. But all for farm.
Like anyone can make any kind of considered assessment about the land in a country they’ve never seen from a few frames in a video. Barren land cannot produce anything. If it’s producing, it can’t by definition be barren. I don’t think bar ends grow, though, no matter how much you water them :p
@@creatrixZBD gini bro. Maksud gue. Pertanian jaman sekarang tuh secara luas. Pengolahan tanahnya luas. Jadi ketika musim panen dan preparasi tanah. Tanah tsb kosong bro. Selain itu seperti yg gue katakan diatas. Kalo dah kosong gitu kan dia kosong ga ada tanaman/pohon penahan air hujan. Coba deh cari lagi. Di India sana kalo ga salah ada pahlawan lingkungan yg membuat tanah kering menjadi hijau lagi dan bisa menampung air. Kondisi hujan dan kering gitu bisa teratasi. Lalu, ingat. Selain daerah terbuka humanity sudah bisa vertical farming yg mana indoor dan secara terkontrol environmental nya. Jadi, pilihan saja. Mau memaksimalkan hasil tani atau secara alamiah tpi dihadapkan dengan kondisi extrim sekarang. Plot twist ini bisa saja untuk menaikkan harga saffron setinggi2nya.
@@creatrixZBD are we not watching the same video? Did you not see the poor state of their soil. They even described how yields were getting smaller and smaller. 1 degree change in temperature wouldn't affect yields that severely but soil being depleted of it's nutrients and lack of water will.
Here in Nepal, Some elite restaurants offer two types of dishes, one with pure Saffron, and one without. They charge the pure saffron 10 times the dish with fake saffron, I once had a wish to find out what the difference is between the two and ordered both of them at the same time, but told them not to decorate the pure saffron one specially, to my surprise, both of them tasted equally delicious but when I heard which dish was made with real saffron, It started tasting way better and the fake saffron became pale in comparison...
Yeah that's the placebo effect.if your doctor gives you a pill and tell you it will give you anxiety it likely will even if it's a sugar pill. Heck they could have told you the wrong one. If they actually looked the same nobody would really know for sure
There have been experiments done with wine showing a similar resulted. Wine from the same bottle but labeled as something more expensive got evaluated as better tasting.
In most cases taste of whatever luxury you are thinking of can be replicated much more cheaply, but the experience is not entirely in the taste, much of it is you fooling yourself and convincing yourself that the money you spent was worth it. Similarly, if you take a real nice dinner and run it through a blender, it might taste the same, but you don't enjoy it the same because it looks like shit. Knowledge of expense is just a more abstract form of the same thing. Now if only you could convince yourself that the cheap stuff is actually supposed to taste better....
🇮🇳 " The Indian saffron" or "Kesar" is a symbol of our civilization and has been an integral part of indian cultural, religious, ceremonial and culinary fields for 1000s of yrs !! Even the indian 🇮🇳 flag has its topmost band in the colour of " indian saffron" known as " kesaria" !! Its really sad and heartbreaking to see how the yield of the once blooming exotic indian saffron industry is just dying out..
I like to grow saffron where I live is the East coast. very easy Flower to grow and have come back yearly if weather is right. my first few flowers of this year started to pop up and open about two weeks ago.
Saffron can also be grown in Afghanistan. It is a good replacement for the poppies/opium grown in Afghanistan. Unfortunately, US didn't encourage the Afghans to grow Saffron to replace opium. They only destroy the poppies/opium and drive the farmers to the Taliban side.
There was a Lot that could have been done in Afghanistan, but unfortunately, they were to pre occupied in fighting and committing atrocities, making them no better then the very same people they came to fight.
US came to afghanistan for its own benefits, being an enemy of US is bad but worst is being it's friend as being completely dependent. We saw what happened with Afghanistan and now the same is happening with Ukrain, and i fear same might happen with taiwan.
@@mohammedhassanakbari6722 ikr, india, china and other countries were trying to provide investments and jobs for afghan people. Moreover it is partially the fault of the weak leadership of afghan government also.
Central government has done so much for Kashmir. If that farmer is not selling saffron to the government and not making 2.5 times money just because he don't trust them, then he is in fault. Also why there are no documentaries of pakistan occupied Kashmir, Why? because they won't allow.
I’d be interested to see a piece on how bird seed is mass-produced, with so many more people getting into backyard bird watching over the last couple years.
Still better than the Philippine's Rice Production Scheme where all the money went to "cooperatives" that distributed it to farmers. Except the "cooperatives" are owned by politicians and wealthy families that transfer the money on to their own bank accounts. There was a senate and congressional hearings, the only person that went to prison was the whistle blower. LOL!
don't blame the drought. deforestation for to much farming causes it. maybe too much barren soil caused your drought. soil is no longer holding on to water.
government has been working on lots of infrastructure up in Kashmir to bring their Apple and Saffron across India and export it. Hopefully these farmers keep up their work 👌
@@ubaid0016 like I said, WORKING ON INFRASTRUCTURE to bring things around up there to the rest of India. Indian railways is building the highest bridge to connect J&K to the Indian railway network. Dedicated freight corridor from Delhi will allow Kashmir’s products to be transported faster and cheaper
I thought so as well but then I watched this video and realised that, even though they have taken parts of the previous video, the last one didn't talk about the Indian govt. initiatives and a lot of other stuff mentioned here.
We should apply for GI tag to revive and help flourish the saffron industry to achieve it's past glory because Kashmir has very promising future ahead. It can also be transformed into tourism industry just like Kerala does with tea ..
Because of the sheer amount of saffron farms in Iran on average there could be lesser or mid quality saffron in Iran, but there are also like loads of high quality Iranian saffron that are infact better then kashmiri saffron. So it doesn't sit right when this video clams that Iranian saffron is of lower quality
My family is from Iranian Khorasan and I'm just bewildered by the fact that the called Iranian saffron low quality considering Iran was always world renown for its saffron
@@mr.fantastic4403 I know right, it's just offensive to be honest that they would say that. Just another way of western media to criticize Iran, sure there's been aloooot of bad things the Iranian government have done but come on man high grade Iranian saffron is the world's best saffron
I know an elderly kashmiri pandit couple who had saffron fields in kashmir and they were affluent, but sadly they had to flee with nothing but a suitcase cuz of riots. 😒
I knew fake safran was a problem, but not this big of a problem. I'm very happy that they now established the GI tag! (France has the AOP tag and it's great!) Thank you for sharing Business insider ;)
Farming is bad all over. In subsistence areas like this it hurts to see how the economy is forcing so many out of a family's livlihood...what they've had for centuries.
2:34 no when you harvest the same thing without replenishing the soil you will have a lesser harvest. Don’t put your whole life on being able to pick a flower then get shocked when it doesn’t work out.
Wrong !! Kashmir isn't the only Saffron growing region in India . Kishtwar in Jammu also has many Saffron Fields n Farmers . Jammu & Kashmir are two separate Divisions of the Union Territory of J&K . If you wanna report something , atleast let it be factually correct .
Such valuable information for the culinary industry. Thank you. With out this video one can only rely on word of mouth. The purity test says it all. Wish me luck in only purchasing safron from kashmiri. None other will suffice.
A couple of farms in Western Canada have started to grow saffron as well, though labour / cost of living is much higher so not sure how competitive it is.
Same in South France, next to my village I can buy locally produced saffron for about 25€/g so about 5 times the price of Indian GI saffron so yeah, at least it is not fake 😅
I imagine part of the problem is possibly the result of intensive modern agriculture. Have these farmers broken away from traditional agricultural methods to any degree? - Do they now spray chemical weedkillers on the fields? Do they now spread chemical fertilizers? Do they use machines to plough up the bulbs fairly frequently (because I 'did' notice the flowers looked to be in very tidy thin rows to me, which is impossible in nature. Saffron Crocus in its natural state divides readily and spreads rapidly). If the bulbs are being ploughed up regularly - then the farmers are 'destroying' any beneficial fungal mycelial networks that help to stabilise soil, normalise soil water retention, and distribute nutrients effectively to the plants. Mycelial networks can take years to regenerate after disturbance. If the climate is changing rapidly in this part of the world too - then the Kashmiri farmers should remember that India's premier was one of the very small group of powers who so disappointed other world leaders during the COP26 summit meeting. To set a zero carbon date so far into the future while actively continuing to allow the increase of CO2 emissions through energy production, dirty industry, inefficient transport methods, etc is harmful to us all. (Remember that at the polling station). I don't blame India for trying to take China's place as the world's manufacturer. Goodness knows, we could all do with a little more transparency when it comes to how goods are made, and where the taxes/profits from our purchases are going. However, we don't want another manufacturer state to be as bad (or worse) when it comes to emitting greenhouse gases. If India 'tidies up' then it will help effect an environmental change to its nation and benefit the climate around the rest of the world. After the disappearance of heavy city smog in Indian cities during the pandemic lockdowns, I'm surprised that people who live there didn't react to make this a permanent state. Instead, they seem quite content to see smog return and an increase in the number of deaths through respiratory illnesses again. In the meantime, these Kashmiri farmers might want to look at any recent modern farming methods they may have been implementing over the past 50 years: especially with regard to machinery and chemicals. They may want to experiment with dig/plough-free and chemical-free zones, and if the sun is more intense in these regions now, with the rains changing season - then lightly inter-crop with fruit/nut trees that will cast a little shade, help stabilise soil, choosing species that would make better use of the new rainy season (while leaving the Saffron bulbs in place, undisturbed, and removing/cutting weeds by hand. It's at least a little less destructive to the much under-rated and unappreciated mycelial mat). Let Saffron become a bonus crop in addition to whatever can be harvested from the fruit trees.
Truth is Indian Government fooling the poor farmers. But Government Treat well Corporate Companies. I know i have experience.... Quality Less Service...
It seems weird to me that the initiative was not effective even though $5 million was spent. It smells of corruption, and I don't trust the official they interviewed.
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It's probably good that the wells are useless because the farmers would deplete groundwater reservoirs. They need to utilize rainwater harvesting and storage ponds, and plant trees over their crop to shade the soil.
Quite unsure on how would farmer deplete ground water when the water is going back to the soil itself. How about cities then, where water can only be recycled to sewage water and nothing else ?
@@akushwah61 The ground water comes from 100 to 200 feet below water source. The water used in farming does not go that down. Groundwater gets replenished over a period of time under normal rain, by ground water harvesting and by not extracting the ground water. Farming states like Punjab and Haryana are facing ground water depletion problems.
Mmm tempetures could it be that the farming practices are bad, farming same fields year after year kills the nutriets in the soil and you cant grow anything.
It would be very helpful if those who made this excellent video could give information in the description which explains how/where to order and purchase this verified saffron. I've looked on Amazon and none of the bottles are the one in the video. Does anyone know if this is sold in the United States? I would like to be able to support the legitimate farmers and this new process. Thank you.
Government : we will give you irrigation system Farmers:- no it will damage the crops Government: we will give you a centre which will give you almost thrice the price you are getting now Farmers: no we don't believe you Government : so if nobody wants to farm we will had it to the corporations Farmers:- 😮
You didn't hear them correctly. The irrigation system was implemented but never functional. And obviously if they are given more money, they would fear if someone wanted to adulterate the stigmas with some other material.
@@sajidakadar9759 ohh so the irrigation facilities at other parts work properly but not in Kashmir, its government body which buys the kesar from them cutting out the middle man giving them a higher price the fault remains with the farmers
All the saffron issues covered beautifully, I want to remind the creators of the video that Kashmir is a NOT a disputed region, It always belong to India.
@@rashidaquil5284 Weren't the Brahmins the OG Kashmiris ? Where were the MLECHHAS back 1500 years ago? What has happed in 1948? What has occured in January 1991? And how the region of the peaceful vibrant heavenly kashmir turned into the present day chaotic political turmoil?
I think there js trust deficit between government and farmers. I urge farmers to have faith on government and by the combine efforts of both we can revive the kashmiri saffron industry.
Sourcing Saffron is not an easy mission! Small and honest business are the ones that should be encouraged and uplifted! I .E Moroccan coopératives are a good example! Offering top grades and contributing in the local economy. Thumbs up Kashmiris
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Is there a reason they can't grow the saffron using indoor, climate controlled, soil-less solutions? Aquaponics and vertical farming has proven to be highly successful in many areas of food production.
@@DeepSeaLugia you can grow them easily in hydroponic systems. and they will have all the same natural benefits as the other. i have 20 in a tray system rn. the problem is the time needed to harvest. mine is a hobby and i have other "crops" that take center stage so its not a big deal. but running hydro for over a year with no results takes a lot of time and energy, not to mention, things can go wrong and ruin it. guessing the old ways are cheaper in the long run.
Kashmir is the pride of India 🇮🇳. We need to protect their culture, cuisines, etc. Protecting the saffron industry is very essential. I personally love kesar milk and the use of saffron in biryani and Kashmiri Kehwa.
ahh, I thought I was seeing more&more new "saffron" flavored products recently but at prices that would not reflect real saffron being used. This explains a lot.
this is what made me close my Saffron business. because some people just believe the ones I sold are fake and just don't believe me that theirs are fake.
U wanna save the saffron stop paying the farmers 900 for the whole crop when the center is selling it for thousands per container. Give the farmers a fair share of the profits and stop screwing them over.
Why did the editor mentioned the whole UT Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh as Kashmir and a disturbed territory ! Government of India is extensively promoting GI tagged Kashmir Saffron around the world. Clearly there was 30 second propaganda shot in this video ! Educated kashmiri brothers in this video are looking Enthusiastic and promoting the Gov. Initiative !
Because 1 irrigation pipeline did not work, the editor extrapolated and implicated that none of the irrigation system works. Apparently that 1 farmer is representing all the saffron farmers. And oh yeah. Internet lockdown affected saffron farming apparently. Because of all the flowers requiring WiFi to grow.
It's a common propaganda of the West to just Mention the word *"Kashmir"* and ignore the majority opinion of *Jammu* & *Ladakh*. You see this why China wins... They blockade all of these Western Bullsh!t
As a Kashmiri whenever I would go to my grandparents house near the country side, I was always mesmerized by the beauty of these flowers. Whenever I would see these saffron fields I would always look out of my window to see their beauty. But from the past few years I too have seen a rapid decrease in the saffron flowers. Saffron is a very important part of Kashmiri cuisine (wazwan) but nowadays I see only red food coloring instead of the aromatic smell of saffron, even our tea called kehwa used to have these saffron. The Government Of India has to do something about this decrease in the production of saffron.
Artificial flavouring is taking over natural ones, the same case is with vanilla ,chocolate and now even fruit juices.😔
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Really heartbreaking for every indian🤧
Here in the Philippines chinese sells faje saffron
Is your government doing anything about climate change? Ours talks about it because the public is interested but l think they may be listening to the siren song of the oil companies.
I knew it was expensive and now I know why. I didn’t know it took so long to grow and had to be hand harvested. How very interesting to learn this new thing today.
And unlike some spices, they actually can grow in many countries, as long as the climate is suitable
@@frostincubus4045 yes, it just won’t have the official seal. I really enjoy learning new things and this one was heartbreaking to me. I know people who are 4th and 5th generation farmers having to make decisions about if they can keep the family farm going. It’s not an easy decision for anyone. I hope the Kashmiri people can keep their family farms going.
@@frostincubus4045 but, not every country have the same climate?
@@31oannamphong66 I didn't say ALL countries
We only have two Saffron fields in the us. Our politicians are taking Saffron and putting it in our Medication 💊
Their now useing it to cure cancer.
Saffron is a cheap herb Jesus grew in his garden along with Cinnamon and many more healthy foods..My parents got my name Saffron from the Holy Bible 73 years ago Read songs of Solomon chapter 4 virus 14 my name Saffron isn't on the Social Security list.
My parents kick a curve ball.
My name can be found on the list for spices. I read where the spice names were coming to the US 🇺🇸 in 2022 for babies names.
The list said poppy and Saffron would be the most popular Girls names for 2022 and on...I said Saffron is already in the US. You can't get the spice names unless you get them off the spice names because their not in the baby book.
The names in the Baby Book are off the Social Security list. I were reading the names in the Baby book for 2022
And the names
Lavender. Meredith.
Marigold. Nyoka.
Moon. Romina.
Hattie.Jane. Lola.
Micah. Mattie. Sadie. Marlow.
This is just some of the names on the 2022 Social Security list out of the baby Book.
I like my name Saffron even though its a herb 🌿 that grew from the dirt. I'm really glad I have a unique name. The only name I liked on that list were Nyoka.
It's a Beautiful unique name.
But I like unique names. I don't like the same name game. Here in NC where I live we have little towns and everyone has the same names.
My Boyfriend is a mail man here in the little town where I live. He said he goes by the last name. But he said some people had the same first name and last name.
I think I would go crazy! Have a good night!
A kilo costs $3k, yet the people slaving away to harvest it, gets a mere fraction of that.
You realize a person doesn't individually produce 3k of saffron like that right?
@@4.0.4 What, then a group of people does. what is your point exactly?
@@lsh7098 yeah it's a group, but his point is moot, even if one person harvested a kilo my point stands, they're not getting the $3k per kilo.
@@4.0.4 the point just went right over your head
@@youngeshmoney they will only get paid for there labor
I never understood the big deal about saffron until I actually grew some and got a tiny harvest. I mean it didn't even register on my scales.
But that tiny amount in a rice dish was phenomenal so I think what ever it was that I bought before was either fake or ancient.
I got enough the next year for several recipes. But after that nothing as some naughty creatures ate every bulb out of my greenhouse.
It was a beautiful flower and I'd had them for at least 10 years. One whole bed full.
We're really sold crap in Europe. It's not just Safran where we pay a small fortune for a product that wouldn't even be bought in its homeland, due to the abysmal quality... I've seen it with other spices too, but what really shocked me is the pp quality of bread and cake. If someone makes a good bread fresh, there's absolutely no way to compare it to the stale prebaked stuff you get from the supermarket. However, just as in the case with Safran, you'll hardly find someone willing to put in the work for the quality...
There is a way to revitalize the soil. Use bamboo in order to supply the landscape, there needs to be other plants to help the saffron grow, also bio char is great for soil in terms of water etc.. even though it’s said to be bad field burns are actually great for soil, also water collection in terms of landscape and streams and rivers needs to be seen as well, also when you make the soil have bio char in it then water can penetrate “deeper” into the soil also helping floods, using worms that are local to the environment will also help, also getting a scythe and scything the grass constantly to leave rich nitrogen grass behind, the soil needs to be tended too in order to make this better, tilling the soil is “not needed” don’t till the soil layer the soil, you must build up more organic layers of soil, wood chips are good but wood chips can be turned into bio char which is even better for soil in some ways, or wood chips can be turned into a mushroom compost also usable and helps the field, also look into Korean farming and using rice water after the rice has sat and soaked up local bacteria and micro cultures mixing it with water and spraying on the fields, plant trees that will help the saffron, this will help with all weather…. Especially for flooding since the saffron seeds won’t be “washed away” and instead get caught in the trees so replanting can be an easier process…. But think about plants that are local that already grow with saffron in the wild and ask why? Is it a parasite that takes or helps saffron? Then after investigating on a small scale make it larger…. Fungal compost, layers of regular compost, and layers of bio char will keep the farm rich… also fruit trees that can grow with saffron so that’s what’s not harvested can be eaten by the worms… and help the saffron and soil… and what is harvested can be a double crop of saffron combined with a harvestable companion plant, the native Americans do this the Hopi people it’s called the 3 sisters method. Corn/peas and squash or cucumber or watermelon are grown together the corn becomes a stalk for the peas to climb the peas become rich nitrogen for the corn and squash and the squash shades the ground for drought…. The corn is stronger and the peas and the melons or squash… they end up sharing and helping each other and what’s not harvested becomes rich nutrients for each other for what one lacks the other has….
I am really happy to watch very fare and unbiased documentary about kashmiri farmers..but SAD of the state, the world's costliest agriculture producers are at resk...
I’ve been buying my saffron from a company called Zaran, specially their premium grade 1. I always test it in some water and taste, theirs has always been consistently high quality. I never knew the recent struggles the farmers have had. I really hope it works out! Btw my favorite thing to make is saffron risotto!
I’m going to make sure my saffron is coming from these farmers in this region!
You’ve been buying fake saffron.
@@carknower oh man! Thanks for the info! I had no idea! Good thing you somehow know exactly what I have!
@@Cr125stin i dont think what your buying is a scam.However do make sure to check the website tho if they give any info to where it comes from or production brand it is.
@@Cr125stin zaran sources it's saffron from Spain and Iran
As a Kashmiri this is the best video I have seen on Kashmiri Saffron on internet
arre there's another one about Kashmiri Saffron on this channel only.
If you were truly from Kashmir, you wouldn't have access to internet
@@sigaalbadole6019 I have access to the internet 👁️👁️
@@sigaalbadole6019 Bro, Kashmiris do have access to the internet, they didn't have access to it for a while in 2020
@@sigaalbadole6019 had hai 😂
I got stung buying saffron a few years back I bought what I thought was the top quality saffron considering how much I paid for the very small amount but when I put it into cook with my rice it went yellow so fast I knew something was wrong and when I tasted it it did not taste like it should have I pent almost $20 AUS for a few strands of saffron only to find it was not saffron from India at all I was happy to pay the price that I pay for the saffron as it adds that special something to my saffron rice dish but not this time, I have not bought saffron again now for almost 15 years so this problem has been an issue for a very long time.
After watching this I know know I can buy saffron again and know that I will be getting what I pay for it. So now I need to fun a supplier here in Australia 😊😊
Thank you for a really good in-depth view to the issues of the saffron trade 🤗
Best saffron is from Iran.
@@jwh6540 As per this video, the “best saffron” you are talking about is used to adulterate Kashmiri saffron.
@@tan_k per this video
@@jwh6540 Best Saffron is Herati Afghan saffron
@@balocharyanwarrior5020 been there, but dont think it's best. It's very good, but not the best. #2 though
Iranian saffron has its own grading. The way you've demonstrated is as if every saffron from Iran is low quality.
They’re saying that Iranian saffron is being passed off as Kashmiri saffron, which is illegal & negatively affects the reputation & integrity of Kashmiri saffron on the market.
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@@bluesira why would they do that tho when the world's best quality saffron comes from Iran tho?
@@ahmoh9064 Who says the world's best quality saffron comes from Iran tho? Also, a lie is still a lie and it is still illegal to misrepresent a product for something it is not.
@@bluesira bruh literally just search where does the world's best saffron come from, literally Iran is known for its saffron, sure it has some saffron that is lower quality then kashmiri but that's to be expected when it's making 99% of the world's saffron comes from Iran. The high quality saffron the is 100% better then kasmiri bro
I can understand the safron farmers predicament, even if the cooperatives goals are good they might view it as a cartel which is difficult to distinguish.
All they want is to sell it in the open market where it can be higher or lower, but if they go with the co-operative they might think its price fixing if the price goes down.
Sooo the co-operative must have updated pricing to make farmers feel better, that the co-op is there as a helping hand.
I would like to have four or five cooperatives so that they wouldnt be able to become a neo diamond cartel.
@@CoolMan-ig1ol Good point
Nice move with the certification!
Haven't really heard of it's use beyond wine and cheeses.
Great to protect the industry!
India gives GI tag protection to alot of products and protects them this way.
@@himanisingh007 oh cool.
Every single italian food product has one of those
Wine and cheese? Never heard of safron ised for that. We use it in the best of our best cuisines, like biryani. I just had it for supper today, together with safron infused slightly sweetened yogurt. It was so so good, I had planned to buy more.
@@rianamohamed300 oh, I meant the certification being used for wine and cheese. Hope that clarifies! Safron yogurt seems interesting. Should I give it a try?
Can we all appreciate the hard work these people have with obtaining this special spice for us?
especially the children workers
Well I'm sure someone does. But I would never spend that much on a spice so can't say I will appreciate it/them much.
Without saffron Indian sweets are incomplete. And a good brand saffron are smell like no other spices. Every spices in India play a different role in our food and saffron is compulsory. Jay Jagannath 🙏.
Jay Jagannath
That Tikka misala is wonderful!
Jay jagannath
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@@Corinthians-kjv Completely unrelated to what they're saying
An eye opening video on true saffron! I wish people could purchase online directly from the farmers.
This! Also, I don't know if you live in the US or if there are programs like this in other countries, but people should look into joining their local CSA (community-supported agriculture) group! You support local farms and get fresh produce :)
It's not like every farmer would sell pure saffron either. You'd still have to figure out who's selling the good stuff and who's cutting their product with fake to increase profits
What I want to know is why you can't have a double harvest? Saffron is related to crocus and I know crocus can grow and bloom in partial sun. Is there a tree crop that they can plant that could at least bring in a little extra earnings? I'm picturing widely spaced so as not to shade out the fields too much but enough to help reduce water loss from the sun baking the ground. The trees could also reduce wind which reduces top soil loss and water loss even farther. You can also prune the trees so the branches are more open and let more light in. At the rate of current production loss I would imagine the lower yield from less light would be offset by better water retention. I don't know anything about the climate of Kashmir, the needs of saffron, or what trees could grow in such a manner.
Saffron is not just "related to crocus", it IS crocus. The main species is crocus sativus. It is a species of crocus.
This is exactly what i was thinking, it does make you wonder if they pushed the land to hard with intensive farming and now the chickens have come to roost. No offense to any saffron farmers out there but this phenomena is ubiquitous across agriculture.
Western countries need to strengthen labeling laws and enforcement. We are the customers, paying a fortune and often not getting what these genuine people produce.
Even in india it's very difficult to get genuine saffron
Look for the gi tag, every country has them for their important and original products.
The problem is not a lack of labels on the end product because of the consuming countries, it's at the source where it should be tackled. The EU has probably more labels to prove origin and quality than anywhere else in the world, but they are only applied to domestically made products, they can't do it to products coming from the outside, in that case, this is India's problem to correctly label saffron, it would also help since India itself is a huge consumer of this and it's much easier for the indian authorities to identify the authenticity than it is for say an American one.
Crypto is actually fixing this issue. Cardano is being used to identify if wine is coming from the real seller and not some bootleg company.
What i saw was a barrend land. That why they have flood problem. I think we need to consider the best environment to protect it. Nowadays agriculture is barrend land. No protect plant/tree include in farming activity. I hope we can found new farm technologies about this. Not just for saffron. But all for farm.
Like anyone can make any kind of considered assessment about the land in a country they’ve never seen from a few frames in a video. Barren land cannot produce anything. If it’s producing, it can’t by definition be barren.
I don’t think bar ends grow, though, no matter how much you water them :p
@@creatrixZBD gini bro. Maksud gue. Pertanian jaman sekarang tuh secara luas. Pengolahan tanahnya luas. Jadi ketika musim panen dan preparasi tanah. Tanah tsb kosong bro. Selain itu seperti yg gue katakan diatas. Kalo dah kosong gitu kan dia kosong ga ada tanaman/pohon penahan air hujan. Coba deh cari lagi. Di India sana kalo ga salah ada pahlawan lingkungan yg membuat tanah kering menjadi hijau lagi dan bisa menampung air. Kondisi hujan dan kering gitu bisa teratasi. Lalu, ingat. Selain daerah terbuka humanity sudah bisa vertical farming yg mana indoor dan secara terkontrol environmental nya. Jadi, pilihan saja. Mau memaksimalkan hasil tani atau secara alamiah tpi dihadapkan dengan kondisi extrim sekarang. Plot twist ini bisa saja untuk menaikkan harga saffron setinggi2nya.
@@creatrixZBD are we not watching the same video? Did you not see the poor state of their soil. They even described how yields were getting smaller and smaller. 1 degree change in temperature wouldn't affect yields that severely but soil being depleted of it's nutrients and lack of water will.
Here in Nepal, Some elite restaurants offer two types of dishes, one with pure Saffron, and one without. They charge the pure saffron 10 times the dish with fake saffron, I once had a wish to find out what the difference is between the two and ordered both of them at the same time, but told them not to decorate the pure saffron one specially, to my surprise, both of them tasted equally delicious but when I heard which dish was made with real saffron, It started tasting way better and the fake saffron became pale in comparison...
probably placebo
Placebo
Yeah that's the placebo effect.if your doctor gives you a pill and tell you it will give you anxiety it likely will even if it's a sugar pill.
Heck they could have told you the wrong one. If they actually looked the same nobody would really know for sure
There have been experiments done with wine showing a similar resulted. Wine from the same bottle but labeled as something more expensive got evaluated as better tasting.
In most cases taste of whatever luxury you are thinking of can be replicated much more cheaply, but the experience is not entirely in the taste, much of it is you fooling yourself and convincing yourself that the money you spent was worth it. Similarly, if you take a real nice dinner and run it through a blender, it might taste the same, but you don't enjoy it the same because it looks like shit. Knowledge of expense is just a more abstract form of the same thing. Now if only you could convince yourself that the cheap stuff is actually supposed to taste better....
Saffron is one major used species in indian sweets...
Well done GoI for national saffron mission. In less than 5 years definitely the production will increase manifold at this rate
When I visited kashmir, a group of men agreed to sell their half kg saffron in just 5000 rupees. 😂
And we were already alerted about this scam !
🇮🇳 " The Indian saffron" or "Kesar" is a symbol of our civilization and has been an integral part of indian cultural, religious, ceremonial and culinary fields for 1000s of yrs !! Even the indian 🇮🇳 flag has its topmost band in the colour of " indian saffron" known as " kesaria" !! Its really sad and heartbreaking to see how the yield of the once blooming exotic indian saffron industry is just dying out..
Damn right!
It's also famous in persia/iran.
@@Aman-qr6wi ya but in iran its not a rare product product, iran produces 90 percent of the world's saffron. indian saffron is something very exotic..
@@byron-ih2ge u can't imagine how irritating is to find your comment in every video I watch 😅😂
@@adityapratap3725 damn🤣
I like to grow saffron where I live is the East coast. very easy Flower to grow and have come back yearly if weather is right. my first few flowers of this year started to pop up and open about two weeks ago.
Saffron can also be grown in Afghanistan. It is a good replacement for the poppies/opium grown in Afghanistan. Unfortunately, US didn't encourage the Afghans to grow Saffron to replace opium. They only destroy the poppies/opium and drive the farmers to the Taliban side.
There was a Lot that could have been done in Afghanistan, but unfortunately, they were to pre occupied in fighting and committing atrocities, making them no better then the very same people they came to fight.
US came to afghanistan for its own benefits, being an enemy of US is bad but worst is being it's friend as being completely dependent. We saw what happened with Afghanistan and now the same is happening with Ukrain, and i fear same might happen with taiwan.
@@mohammedhassanakbari6722 ikr, india, china and other countries were trying to provide investments and jobs for afghan people. Moreover it is partially the fault of the weak leadership of afghan government also.
@@rage8673 Well also the Afghan Government was also corrupt and riddled with warlords as well.
@@rage8673 Yes
Central government has done so much for Kashmir. If that farmer is not selling saffron to the government and not making 2.5 times money just because he don't trust them, then he is in fault.
Also why there are no documentaries of pakistan occupied Kashmir, Why? because they won't allow.
where is pakistans involvement in this lol? dunno why indians are always so obsessed with that nation
@@asdjkhasdhjasd because thats a garbage
@@psy_inamorato5703 so you're obsessed with garbage? doesn't sound very productive
@@ayushsinghay delusional.
I’d be interested to see a piece on how bird seed is mass-produced, with so many more people getting into backyard bird watching over the last couple years.
That's the drawback of India they don't really support bussiness.
Just launch schemes & welfare programs 0% group implementation
Corruption is the 🗝️
Still better than the Philippine's Rice Production Scheme where all the money went to "cooperatives" that distributed it to farmers. Except the "cooperatives" are owned by politicians and wealthy families that transfer the money on to their own bank accounts. There was a senate and congressional hearings, the only person that went to prison was the whistle blower. LOL!
@@manfreds.6384 Do you have sources to back up those claims?
don't blame the drought. deforestation for to much farming causes it. maybe too much barren soil caused your drought. soil is no longer holding on to water.
Thank you yes 100%
government has been working on lots of infrastructure up in Kashmir to bring their Apple and Saffron across India and export it. Hopefully these farmers keep up their work 👌
Yes they are doing lot more than that .that is why Iranian apple are flooding Indian markets so that they can destroy kashmiri Apple industry .
Mac no not true. In my supermarket we have every kind of apple. It depends on the demand.
@@exclusivelyforyou but the illegal trade of Iranian apple is happening only Apple growers can feel the difference.
@@ubaid0016 like I said, WORKING ON INFRASTRUCTURE to bring things around up there to the rest of India. Indian railways is building the highest bridge to connect J&K to the Indian railway network. Dedicated freight corridor from Delhi will allow Kashmir’s products to be transported faster and cheaper
Perhaps I'm mistaking but isn't this a reupload? I could've sworn they've already discussed saffron.
They always run propoganda against India.
It was about Iran's Saffron Production/ in the So expensive series.
@@nothingnew6360 copium
@@nothingnew6360 Malding
I thought so as well but then I watched this video and realised that, even though they have taken parts of the previous video, the last one didn't talk about the Indian govt. initiatives and a lot of other stuff mentioned here.
Saffron always has been quite expensive here in the states.. shocking to know how much more expensive it's gotten
We should apply for GI tag to revive and help flourish the saffron industry to achieve it's past glory because Kashmir has very promising future ahead. It can also be transformed into tourism industry just like Kerala does with tea ..
It already has G.I tag.
Sikkim has started growing saffron flowers from 2020 and will overtake Kashmir as the largest producer of saffron by 2023.
Wtf that supposed to mean.
😂
Here is uttrakhand many people grow saffron for personal use but it is not commercialised
That's something new.
GG
Because of the sheer amount of saffron farms in Iran on average there could be lesser or mid quality saffron in Iran, but there are also like loads of high quality Iranian saffron that are infact better then kashmiri saffron. So it doesn't sit right when this video clams that Iranian saffron is of lower quality
My family is from Iranian Khorasan and I'm just bewildered by the fact that the called Iranian saffron low quality considering Iran was always world renown for its saffron
@@mr.fantastic4403 I know right, it's just offensive to be honest that they would say that. Just another way of western media to criticize Iran, sure there's been aloooot of bad things the Iranian government have done but come on man high grade Iranian saffron is the world's best saffron
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Now I am in Kashmir but I an from Delhi . Proud to be indian
I know an elderly kashmiri pandit couple who had saffron fields in kashmir and they were affluent, but sadly they had to flee with nothing but a suitcase cuz of riots. 😒
@Chayan Sharma because we are Hindu
- modi is doing same with Muslims all over India- no one seems to care - all talk about Kashmir pundits only - no big deal
@@sms7138 are you really showing the audacity to compare the both?
@@sms7138lol so how many muslim refugees have fled India?
I knew fake safran was a problem, but not this big of a problem. I'm very happy that they now established the GI tag! (France has the AOP tag and it's great!) Thank you for sharing Business insider ;)
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Farming is bad all over. In subsistence areas like this it hurts to see how the economy is forcing so many out of a family's livlihood...what they've had for centuries.
Wat
2:34 no when you harvest the same thing without replenishing the soil you will have a lesser harvest. Don’t put your whole life on being able to pick a flower then get shocked when it doesn’t work out.
Wrong !! Kashmir isn't the only Saffron growing region in India . Kishtwar in Jammu also has many Saffron Fields n Farmers . Jammu & Kashmir are two separate Divisions of the Union Territory of J&K . If you wanna report something , atleast let it be factually correct .
Nobody cares about Jammu.
Lmao look at this hurt Jammu dweller
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Such valuable information for the culinary industry. Thank you. With out this video one can only rely on word of mouth. The purity test says it all. Wish me luck in only purchasing safron from kashmiri. None other will suffice.
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A couple of farms in Western Canada have started to grow saffron as well, though labour / cost of living is much higher so not sure how competitive it is.
Same in South France, next to my village I can buy locally produced saffron for about 25€/g so about 5 times the price of Indian GI saffron so yeah, at least it is not fake 😅
“Why everything is being destroyed through mass production volume 782” should just be the name of these.
My grandma lives in Iran and every year will send me some saffron. 🥰
I imagine part of the problem is possibly the result of intensive modern agriculture. Have these farmers broken away from traditional agricultural methods to any degree?
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Do they now spray chemical weedkillers on the fields?
Do they now spread chemical fertilizers?
Do they use machines to plough up the bulbs fairly frequently (because I 'did' notice the flowers looked to be in very tidy thin rows to me, which is impossible in nature. Saffron Crocus in its natural state divides readily and spreads rapidly).
If the bulbs are being ploughed up regularly - then the farmers are 'destroying' any beneficial fungal mycelial networks that help to stabilise soil, normalise soil water retention, and distribute nutrients effectively to the plants. Mycelial networks can take years to regenerate after disturbance.
If the climate is changing rapidly in this part of the world too - then the Kashmiri farmers should remember that India's premier was one of the very small group of powers who so disappointed other world leaders during the COP26 summit meeting.
To set a zero carbon date so far into the future while actively continuing to allow the increase of CO2 emissions through energy production, dirty industry, inefficient transport methods, etc is harmful to us all.
(Remember that at the polling station).
I don't blame India for trying to take China's place as the world's manufacturer. Goodness knows, we could all do with a little more transparency when it comes to how goods are made, and where the taxes/profits from our purchases are going. However, we don't want another manufacturer state to be as bad (or worse) when it comes to emitting greenhouse gases.
If India 'tidies up' then it will help effect an environmental change to its nation and benefit the climate around the rest of the world.
After the disappearance of heavy city smog in Indian cities during the pandemic lockdowns, I'm surprised that people who live there didn't react to make this a permanent state. Instead, they seem quite content to see smog return and an increase in the number of deaths through respiratory illnesses again.
In the meantime, these Kashmiri farmers might want to look at any recent modern farming methods they may have been implementing over the past 50 years: especially with regard to machinery and chemicals.
They may want to experiment with dig/plough-free and chemical-free zones, and if the sun is more intense in these regions now, with the rains changing season - then lightly inter-crop with fruit/nut trees that will cast a little shade, help stabilise soil, choosing species that would make better use of the new rainy season (while leaving the Saffron bulbs in place, undisturbed, and removing/cutting weeds by hand. It's at least a little less destructive to the much under-rated and unappreciated mycelial mat).
Let Saffron become a bonus crop in addition to whatever can be harvested from the fruit trees.
Really thoughtful opinion 😊
New Farm law was solution of these problems, but Govt was pressurized to take it back..
Saffron Costs Rs 100,000 Per KG in India. Saffron used in Food and Worship.
1 Gram Cost 100 Rupees and No Guarantee of Original.
God bless all the people who work in industries that give us the things we enjoy in life. God bless you all.
These are the only journalists who deserve the word journalist
Safran hidroponik tarım ile Türkiye'de yetiştirilebilir. Umarım konuya yeni bir bakış açısı getirebiliriz
I completely agree!
Truth is Indian Government fooling the poor farmers.
But Government Treat well Corporate Companies.
I know i have experience....
Quality Less Service...
It seems weird to me that the initiative was not effective even though $5 million was spent. It smells of corruption, and I don't trust the official they interviewed.
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It's probably good that the wells are useless because the farmers would deplete groundwater reservoirs. They need to utilize rainwater harvesting and storage ponds, and plant trees over their crop to shade the soil.
Quite unsure on how would farmer deplete ground water when the water is going back to the soil itself.
How about cities then, where water can only be recycled to sewage water and nothing else ?
@@akushwah61 The ground water comes from 100 to 200 feet below water source. The water used in farming does not go that down. Groundwater gets replenished over a period of time under normal rain, by ground water harvesting and by not extracting the ground water.
Farming states like Punjab and Haryana are facing ground water depletion problems.
You guys at kashmir are doing a great job,, thank you for this gold!
Mmm tempetures could it be that the farming practices are bad, farming same fields year after year kills the nutriets in the soil and you cant grow anything.
Indians consume a lot of Saffron in Sweets, Deserts, flavored Milk.
most of it is fake and so is silver foil unless you buy from some very reputed companies making sweets
@@physics77guy silver foil isn't that expensive
It would be very helpful if those who made this excellent video could give information in the description which explains how/where to order and purchase this verified saffron. I've looked on Amazon and none of the bottles are the one in the video. Does anyone know if this is sold in the United States? I would like to be able to support the legitimate farmers and this new process. Thank you.
Government : we will give you irrigation system
Farmers:- no it will damage the crops
Government: we will give you a centre which will give you almost thrice the price you are getting now
Farmers: no we don't believe you
Government : so if nobody wants to farm we will had it to the corporations
Farmers:- 😮
You didn't hear them correctly. The irrigation system was implemented but never functional. And obviously if they are given more money, they would fear if someone wanted to adulterate the stigmas with some other material.
@@sajidakadar9759 ohh so the irrigation facilities at other parts work properly but not in Kashmir, its government body which buys the kesar from them cutting out the middle man giving them a higher price the fault remains with the farmers
@@avimax2.064 I'm sorry, I'm barking up the wrong tree.
All the saffron issues covered beautifully, I want to remind the creators of the video that Kashmir is a NOT a disputed region, It always belong to India.
Ask kashmiris first
@@rashidaquil5284 Weren't the Brahmins the OG Kashmiris ? Where were the MLECHHAS back 1500 years ago? What has happed in 1948? What has occured in January 1991? And how the region of the peaceful vibrant heavenly kashmir turned into the present day chaotic political turmoil?
@@rashidaquil5284 which kashmiri the the ones who were purged or the ones who purged ?
@@rashidaquil5284 yeh sirf tum musalmano ka hi nahi hum pandito ka bhi hai. Hume india ke saath rehna hai. Aur tum Muslim converted Hindus ho.
@Animal Lover there is no Allah. Only bhagwan
Govt needs to pay attention...this is the green card towards stability leading to trust ...leading to peace.
I know how value it is to our health, however, I dont want to buy them even if I can afford it. B/c I can't find a real one here in my country
Plant a few bulbs if you can. You can grow inside of you have adequate light.
Look for the indian kashmir gi tag
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I think there js trust deficit between government and farmers. I urge farmers to have faith on government and by the combine efforts of both we can revive the kashmiri saffron industry.
The flowers omg the pretty fields of them. Talk about flower heaven. I would die to be able to see fields like that to photograph for the fun of it.
Climate change is going affect a lot of things we love today
Sourcing Saffron is not an easy mission! Small and honest business are the ones that should be encouraged and uplifted! I .E Moroccan coopératives are a good example! Offering top grades and contributing in the local economy. Thumbs up Kashmiris
How can BJP compromise with saffron?
"The spice must flow!"
I grow Safran in Southern Québec, and it can be sold up to 60$ per gram!
You didn't even spell the spice name right..
Come 2 kashmir INDIA, you will get 200% profit margin.. also your English will be improved.. 🤓
Hahahahahahahaha good one
@@joyjoyoo compared to where? Every country and language spell things their own way. You didn't even grow and mature right. Grow up and learn
@@XD-te6vj u r right, she spelled it in french
Good work Govt of INDIA
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Saffron or Kesar as it is known in Hindi is essential in Indian cuisine
I love that the farmers, not the middle men now get the profit from their hard labor.
We grow crocus in Arkansas. It comes back every year and does well in our yard.
Is there a reason they can't grow the saffron using indoor, climate controlled, soil-less solutions? Aquaponics and vertical farming has proven to be highly successful in many areas of food production.
Then it won't yield natural benefits, mother earth needs to be safegaurded
They are bulbs and they aren't like onions who appreciate water
@@DeepSeaLugia you can grow them easily in hydroponic systems. and they will have all the same natural benefits as the other. i have 20 in a tray system rn. the problem is the time needed to harvest. mine is a hobby and i have other "crops" that take center stage so its not a big deal. but running hydro for over a year with no results takes a lot of time and energy, not to mention, things can go wrong and ruin it. guessing the old ways are cheaper in the long run.
Kashmir is the pride of India 🇮🇳. We need to protect their culture, cuisines, etc. Protecting the saffron industry is very essential. I personally love kesar milk and the use of saffron in biryani and Kashmiri Kehwa.
Me too. Their kahwa is the best😍
Please do not lie to people about Iranian saffron.
Americans love to hear any type of “Iran bad and scary and evil omg!!” claim, even if it’s a lie (which it usually is lol)
ahh, I thought I was seeing more&more new "saffron" flavored products recently but at prices that would not reflect real saffron being used. This explains a lot.
World Best saffron plant and produce in Iran ( East of Iran; khorasan province) .🇮🇷🇮🇷
Other produces in The world has lower quality .
Nice joke 😂
Most expensive and best quality saffron is Kashmiri Saffron. Iranian saffron is very cheap.
😂 Iranian saffron is mass produced and is ranked lower in terms of quality than indian saffron.
In your description you wrote "Kashmir" EDIT ! use India KASHMIR
Kashmir is the part of India ! use country name instead of state(Kashmir) name
Complete lies about Iranian Saffron.
I used to eat and drink the Iranian saffron here in GCC but I wonder what's the different between Iranian and Kashmiri saffron ?
Kashmiri saffron is exotic it has a different flavour
Glad they figured out a way to make more money while also verifying a quality product
this is what made me close my Saffron business. because some people just believe the ones I sold are fake and just don't believe me that theirs are fake.
Iranians use it in everything 🤩
This video already exists why re-uploaded?
I’m glad my cooking doesn’t require saffron
When you spread the word about something profitable there will be malicious people that will find ways to ruin it
Kashmir isn't disputed.
It's not a disputed land it All path kashmir belong to india
The place in the thumbnail is in my neighborhood ☺️
are bhai bhai
@@ApoorvaRajBhadani 😂
@@Aaqib.. Bhai lekin abhi bhi Kashmir se Saffron bhut export hota h 🤗
If warming climate is responsible for reduced harvest, I wonder where the New location is of ideal weather for saffron? Further north I presume.
Arctic
Its not that simple. There are other factors such as soil type, vegetation, altitude, etc.
It's a strange spice , really not my taste but ya not very popular though in my grocery stores I've worked at , it just sits on the shelf forever
They suit many Indian dishes... Sometimes they are the most important/main part of the dish...
Your Hard work will definitely Benefit u one day 💐👍
Jai hind🇮🇳
U wanna save the saffron stop paying the farmers 900 for the whole crop when the center is selling it for thousands per container. Give the farmers a fair share of the profits and stop screwing them over.
Why did the editor mentioned the whole UT Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh as Kashmir and a disturbed territory !
Government of India is extensively promoting GI tagged Kashmir Saffron around the world.
Clearly there was 30 second propaganda shot in this video !
Educated kashmiri brothers in this video are looking Enthusiastic and promoting the Gov. Initiative !
Because 1 irrigation pipeline did not work, the editor extrapolated and implicated that none of the irrigation system works. Apparently that 1 farmer is representing all the saffron farmers. And oh yeah. Internet lockdown affected saffron farming apparently. Because of all the flowers requiring WiFi to grow.
It is disbuted by technically should belong to no one till the referendum
It's a common propaganda of the West to just Mention the word *"Kashmir"* and ignore the majority opinion of *Jammu* & *Ladakh*.
You see this why China wins... They blockade all of these Western Bullsh!t
@@WheelOfThought Jammu and ladakh minority like india
How can I buy some