GI tag for Kashmir Saffron
May 5 , 2020
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- It has been given geographical Indication Tag
- It is cultivated and harvested in Karewas (High lands) of Jammu and Kashmir.
- It is the only saffron in the world which is grown at an altitude of 1600m-1800m above the mean sea level.
- It is grown in Kishtwar, which is popularly known as “The Land of Sapphire and Saffron”.
- It was introduced in India by central Asian migrants around 1st century BC.
- It is known as Bahukam in ancient Sanskrit literature (Amarakosara).
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