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Rashmi Pratap

Subhash Kanetiya (left) and Ashish Bavaliya at their aeroponics saffron farming unit at HamapurFarming

Two Gujarati friends grow saffron in the air; sell at Rs9 lakh per kg

College friends Subhash Kanetiya and Ashish Bavaliya began experimenting with aeroponics saffron farming in Hamapur village in 2022. They first multiplied bulbs to ensure good-quality mother plants and now also sell saffron besides training rural youth 

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