Trying their hand a farming a group of three entrepreneur friends running petrol pumps have successfully harvested a kilo of the valued spice saffron from soilless farming at a climate-controlled facility at Dharamkot in their home district of Moga.
They adopted the aeroponic method of farming, which is a method of growing plants without soil where roots are suspended in the air and irrigated with a nutrient-dense mist.
Their venture has evoked curiosity among agriculture experts and the scientists from the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Moga have decided to record cultivation details of this unique experiment conducted in Punjab.
Experts say that entrepreneurs in different parts of the country are experimenting with growing saffron, and it involves ample capital investment to cultivate the spice in a specially built facility with low temperatures.
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