Hyderabad (Telangana): Urban Kisan, a Hyderabad based start-up is working on a project to grow world-famous Kashmiri Saffron in Hyderabad, Telangana. Considered to be one of the costliest species, saffron is cultivated once a year in Pampore of South Kashmir area which makes it the costliest spice.
Urban Kisan used innovative methods to grow Saffron in Hyderabad, the trail of which started in April and cultivation started in August. The company representatives visited the Indian Institute of Saffron Research in Kashmir and collected details on the climate, humidity, carbon dioxide and nutrients suitable for its growth and also bought 1.5 quintals of seeds at Rs 18,000 per quintal from Kashmir.
Since August, the company has been able to grow a good yield of plants through a vertical hydroponics process and each plant has 3 to 4 flowers, they said.