North East Centre For Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR), an autonomous body under the DST in collaboration with the Botany and Horticulture departments of Sikkim Central University implemented a pilot project in Yangyang village of South Sikkim.

• Benefits
  • The extension of saffron production will help in meeting the annual demand in india.
  • It will help in reducing imports.
  • It will also diversify agriculture and provide new opportunities to the farmers in the North-East.

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Saffron Cultivation in Northeast (drishtiias.com)