Srinagar, Feb. 14 -- Defying climate odds, the saffron crop in Valley continues to bloom and is expanding despite all the odds, along with rewarding growers with rising revenues.

Saffron also known as red gold has also seen increase in cultivation area in the Valley. The latest economic survey report, tabled in the J&K assembly, presented an encouraging picture about the Kashmirs red spice that is known across the globe for its quality, colour and taste.

The survey report acknowledged that National Saffron Mission, through which around Rs.267 crore have been spent, has been a game changer as 2,598.7 hectares have been rejuvenated across districts of Pulwama, Budgam, Srinagar and Kishtwar. The centrally-funded Rs.410-crore project--Natio...