"Kashmiri saffron"

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9 November 2025

Ali Mohammad Bhat, 70, a Kashmiri saffron farmer, is pictured at a saffron field in Pampore, south of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on November 9, 2025. The production of the world-famous Kashmiri saffron, also known as red gold, witnesses a steep decline over the past decade. Farmers say they see a 90% drop in crop production this year, blaming climate change, urbanization, and government negligence. Known for its superior quality in the global saffron market, Kashmiri saffron is the world's most expensive spice and has been part of the region's culture and economy for more than 3,000 years.

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9 November 2025

A Kashmiri saffron farmer holds saffron flowers in a field in Pampore, south of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on November 09, 2025. The production of the world-famous Kashmiri saffron, also known as red gold, witnesses a steep decline over the past decade. Farmers say they see a 90% drop in crop production this year, blaming climate change, urbanization, and government negligence. Known for its superior quality in the global saffron market, Kashmiri saffron is the world's most expensive spice and has been part of the region's culture and economy for more than 3,000 years.

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9 November 2025

Abdul Hameed Bhat, 47, a Kashmiri saffron farmer, is pictured at a saffron field in Pampore, south of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on November 9, 2025. The production of the world-famous Kashmiri saffron, also known as red gold, witnesses a steep decline over the past decade. Farmers say they see a 90% drop in crop production this year, blaming climate change, urbanization, and government negligence. Known for its superior quality in the global saffron market, Kashmiri saffron is the world's most expensive spice and has been part of the region's culture and economy for more than 3,000 years.

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9 November 2025

A Kashmiri saffron farmer shows saffron flowers in a field in Pampore, south of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on November 09, 2025. The production of the world-famous Kashmiri saffron, also known as red gold, witnesses a steep decline over the past decade. Farmers say they see a 90% drop in crop production this year, blaming climate change, urbanization, and government negligence. Known for its superior quality in the global saffron market, Kashmiri saffron is the world's most expensive spice and has been part of the region's culture and economy for more than 3,000 years.

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9 November 2025

Syed Zeyahudin, 85, a Kashmiri saffron farmer, inspects his saffron fields, usually covered in saffron at this time of the year, in Pampore, south of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on November 9, 2025. The production of the world-famous Kashmiri saffron, also known as red gold, witnesses a steep decline over the past decade. Farmers say they see a 90% drop in crop production this year, blaming climate change, urbanization, and government negligence. Known for its superior quality in the global saffron market, Kashmiri saffron is the world's most expensive spice and has been part of the region's culture and economy for more than 3,000 years.

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9 November 2025

Syed Zeyahudin, 85, a Kashmiri saffron farmer, inspects his saffron fields, usually covered in saffron at this time of the year, in Pampore, south of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on November 9, 2025. The production of the world-famous Kashmiri saffron, also known as red gold, witnesses a steep decline over the past decade. Farmers say they see a 90% drop in crop production this year, blaming climate change, urbanization, and government negligence. Known for its superior quality in the global saffron market, Kashmiri saffron is the world's most expensive spice and has been part of the region's culture and economy for more than 3,000 years.

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9 November 2025

Syed Zeyahudin, 85, a Kashmiri saffron farmer, inspects his saffron fields, usually covered in saffron at this time of the year, in Pampore, south of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on November 9, 2025. The production of the world-famous Kashmiri saffron, also known as red gold, witnesses a steep decline over the past decade. Farmers say they see a 90% drop in crop production this year, blaming climate change, urbanization, and government negligence. Known for its superior quality in the global saffron market, Kashmiri saffron is the world's most expensive spice and has been part of the region's culture and economy for more than 3,000 years.

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9 November 2025

A view of saffron fields is usually covered in saffron at this time of the year in Pampore, south of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on November 9, 2025. The production of the world-famous Kashmiri saffron, also known as red gold, witnesses a steep decline over the past decade. Farmers say they see a 90% drop in crop production this year, blaming climate change, urbanization, and government negligence. Known for its superior quality in the global saffron market, Kashmiri saffron is the world's most expensive spice and has been part of the region's culture and economy for more than 3,000 years.

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12 August 2025

A woman dressed in a pink outfit and headscarf walks past the spice section inside a supermarket in Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on August 30, 2025.

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12 August 2025

A view of the spice section inside a supermarket in Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on August 30, 2025.

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18 June 2025

A salesman at a showroom in Lethpora, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India, displays the world's most expensive spice, red-hued saffron, to customers on June 17, 2025. Business in Kashmir is severely impacted following an attack on tourists in Pahalgam on April 22.

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18 June 2025

A salesman at a showroom in Lethpora, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India, displays the world's most expensive spice, red-hued saffron, to customers on June 17, 2025. Business in Kashmir is severely impacted following an attack on tourists in Pahalgam on April 22.

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18 June 2025

A salesman at a showroom in Lethpora, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India, displays the world's most expensive spice, red-hued saffron, to customers on June 17, 2025. Business in Kashmir is severely impacted following an attack on tourists in Pahalgam on April 22.

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18 June 2025

A salesman at a showroom in Lethpora, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India, displays the world's most expensive spice, red-hued saffron, to customers on June 17, 2025. Business in Kashmir is severely impacted following an attack on tourists in Pahalgam on April 22.

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18 June 2025

A salesman at a showroom in Lethpora, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India, displays the world's most expensive spice, red-hued saffron, to customers on June 17, 2025. Business in Kashmir is severely impacted following an attack on tourists in Pahalgam on April 22.

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18 June 2025

A salesman at a showroom in Lethpora, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India, displays the world's most expensive spice, red-hued saffron, to customers on June 17, 2025. Business in Kashmir is severely impacted following an attack on tourists in Pahalgam on April 22.

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