Jammu and Kashmir is globally known for its cultivation of saffron. Saffron is one of the high value, low volume cash crops predominantly cultivated in the Karewas of Pampore.

This historic township of Pampore is situated on the eastern side of river Jhelum Srinagar-Jammu National highway. For its saffron, it is also known as “Saffron Town of Kashmir”.

This saffron township has a table-land (Wuder) in and around. In fact, Kashmir is considered one among the three top and prominent cultivating places for saffron all over the world. Kashmiri saffron is seen as the legend of saffron species and is valued all over the world for its fine quality, for which people of Pampore are fond of saying that there is a certain magical element in the soil of Pampore, which helps the flowers to bloom. The local population has the proud privilege of living at the place where this golden crop grows.