Times Entertainment In 2020, this Nagpur couple bought 100 saffron bulbs from Kashmir and planted them in an 80-square-foot room in Maharash

How the couple decided to grow saffron

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Their first experiment with 100 saffron bulbs

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From an 80-square-foot room to a 400-square-foot unit in Nagpur

Their venture reported Rs 30 lakh revenue in FY25

They train other growers and buy back saffron

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