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Saffron is the most expensive spice in the world and it is derived from the dry stigmata (thread like parts of the plant) "Crocus Sativus"- Popularly known as "Red Gold", Kesar,  Zafran.  Saffron can be grown  anywhere in the world and growing it is very simple and accessible to anyone. Generally, Saffron price depends on the intense labor needed to harvest the crop, not because it is difficult to grow.  Saffron is mainly used in culinary seasoning and to get color, Cottage Cheese, Biryani, Meat, liquors, Cakes, Confectioneries, Breads and Mughlai dishes. It is commercially used in perfumes and cosmetics. For medicinal use, it is used in fevers, Ayurvedic treatment to heal arthritis, impotence and infertility.  In Saffron farming, the kind of soil is more important than the climate of the area where it is intended to be grown. Saffron thrives best in warm sub-tropical climate and can be at 2000 meters of main sea level. An optimum period of 12 hours Sun light is des