In 2020, this Nagpur couple bought 100 saffron bulbs from Kashmir and planted them in an 80-square-foot room in Maharashtra; their indoor farming venture now earns around Rs 40-50 lakh a year

In 2020, Divya Lohakare Holey and her husband Akshay Holey bought 100 saffron bulbs from Kashmir and began experimenting with indoor cultivation in an 80-square-foot room in Dhule. They installed an air conditioner, made a humidifier and tried to recreate the conditions needed to grow the expensive spice. The experiment worked, and the couple spent … Read more