Srinagar, Feb. 7 -- The Centre on Tuesday revealed that saffron production has declined by over 67 percent from 2010 to 2024. However, there was a marginal increase of 4 percent in the last year.

In response to a question by National Conference Member Parliament, Hasnain Masoodi, the Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Arjun Munda, stated that as per estimates from the Office of Financial Commissioner (Revenue) of Jammu & Kashmir, saffron production in the region decreased from 8.0 MT in 2010-11 to 2.6 MT in 2023-24 (provisional), marking an overall decline of about 67.5 percent over the period. He added that during the last year, from 2022-23 to 2023-24, saffron production marginally increased by 4 percent.

Munda also informed...