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Shankar Narula and Aastika Narula at their indoor saffron farming unit in Ludhiana, Punjab Farming

Brother and sister in their early 20s grow saffron in Ludhiana; sell at Rs8 lakh per kg

Aastika Narula and Shankar Narula began saffron farming in a 616 sq ft room in July 2024 after realising the rising demand and decreasing supply of the world’s costliest spice. They sold the first harvest at Rs800 per gram in India, Australia and Canada

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