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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Dar Yasin

AP PHOTOS: Farmers in Kashmir try growing saffron indoors

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As climate change impacts the production of prized saffron in Indian-controlled Kashmir, scientists are shifting to a largely new technique for growing one of the world’s most expensive spices in the Himalayan region: indoor cultivation.

Results in laboratory settings have been promising, experts say, and the method has been shared with over a dozen traditional growers.

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