Two Haryana brothers grow saffron in 225 sq ft room; sell at Rs5 lakh per kg

When Naveen Sindhu was working at a hotel in the UK, his brother Praveen Sindhu was pursuing MTech in India. Both brothers were also researching growing Kashmiri saffron in Haryana’s subtropical climate given the high demand for the world’s costliest spice.

“My brother Praveen read about indoor saffron farming in a newspaper and was keen to try his hands. After he completed his MTech in 2016, we both decided to work on it,” says Naveen, the elder of the two.

Around the same time, Praveen went to Thailand for training in the cultivation of Cordyceps, a type of mushroom gaining popularity for its medicinal properties.

“Once I got back in 2017, we visited Pampore in Jammu and Kashmir and stayed there for two months to understand the process of saffron cultivation,” says Naveen.