The purple violet buds with strands of the most expensive spice in the world dances with dew on its beautiful face to allure the harvesters.
Come lets know the reason behind its crazy prize ??
1) Labour Intensive Harvesting and Processing:Saffron is extracted from Crocus sativa flower which has only three delicated red stigmas which is hand picked manualy. More than 40 hours of manual work is needed to extract one kilogram of Saffron.
2) Low Yield : It takes 1.5 Lakh flowers for extracting one kg of saffron and only 1.8 kg can be extracted from 1 kg whereas 2 tonnes of rice can be extracted from same one acre.
3) Geographical Constraints : Saffron cultivation is limited to specific climatic and soil conditions like Spain , Kashmir and Iran.
4) Quality Assurance : Due to increasing demand and popularity of flavor and medicinal value of saffron adulterated and counterfeit saffron.
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