CSIR-IHBT Develops Saffron Harvesting Technology For Himachal (E)
To increase the production of saffron in the country, several new places were identified by CSIR-IHBT to grow saffron, apart from Jammu and Kashmir. In the last years, the institute has conducted successful research trials of saffron cultivation in Himachal Pradesh, along with developing good quality corms or bulbs for its propagation. After successful consecutive trials, the Institute has now introduced saffron cultivation for the farmers in the selected regions of Himachal Pradesh.
