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Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The most expensive spice in the world\Nis saffron, and honestly, for good reason.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It takes a thousand flowers to\Nproduce just one ounce,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but now, if you can believe it harvesting,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the magical stuff is getting even\Nmore complicated.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,SPICE OF LIFE
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Mohammad) We sow these seeds\Nthat we take from the old stock.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,4 or 5-year old seeds.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We take seeds when they have thickened.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then we distribute and sow them in rows.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, by the second year,\Nit starts producing in good numbers.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Flower by flower,\Nthis is the world's most expensive spice.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}And Mohammad Yusuf has picked these\Nsaffron buds since he was 10 years old{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}on a one-acre farm that's been\Nin his family for generations.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the season of flowers,\Nand we're now collecting them.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whatever we harvest in in our fate.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Saffron is harvested \Nin a two-week window each fall.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}It only grows at a specific altitude,\Nwhich in India means Kashmir,{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}a territory at the foothills \Nof the Himalayas,{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}where about 32,000 people \Ncultivate the spice.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,See, this is a flower.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we reach home, \Nwe will open and separate it like this.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Those red strings, once dried, \Nsell for up to $4,000 a kilogram,{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}and a few of those\Nwill pay the bills for the year.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We work until late night.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is no disturbances at night.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Kashmir saffron is wildly popular{\i0}\N{\i1}across India for its use in basic cuisines,{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,*Ayurvedic medicine,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}and is a dye,{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}which is used for Hindu religious garments\Nand the Indian flag.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Saffron is also the color of\Nthe Hindu nationalist movement{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's pledged its undying support\Nto Prime Minister Narendra Modi,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}who has long sought more control\Nover Kashmir,{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}a majority Muslim area that's dealt with \Nthe Pakistani-backed separatist movement{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}for decades.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}In August 2019, \NModi changed the Constitution{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}to take away Kashmir's Special Autonomy.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One nation, one constitution.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}He imposed a lockdown{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}and cut off phone \Nand internet services for months{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}to prevent a mass uprising.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}The political lockdown has since\Nbeen replaced by a COVID-19 one,{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}but Kashmiris still haven't gotten \Ntheir internet freedoms back,{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}which has stunted the saffron trade \Nand hit growers hard.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}And on top of all that,{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}farmers are facing an additional threat.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Climate change.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since global warming,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we've been facing a great loss.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Before, we had rain\Nduring our times of need.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But since that rain disappeared,\Nwe've been badly affected.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Close to a third of Kashmir saffron fields \Nhave disappeared since 1997,{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}a crisis which prompted the government \Nto invest 54 million dollars in 2010{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}into reviving the industry.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They dug wells, placed pipes, et cetera,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by they failed to deliver the water.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whatever they show,\Nit is far from reality.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}After nine years, only about 15%\Nof the sprinkler systems{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}meant to help farmers have been built.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Though the government has been slow{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}to set up the infrastructure \Nmeant to boost production,{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}it has come up with a plan\Nto sell future harvests at a better price.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our saffron qualitatively\Nis the best in the world.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In terms of aroma, taste, and flavor.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We decided that we'd campaign \Nbefore the authorities
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we must get to the GI tag.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}GI stands for "Geographical Indication,"{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}a status the World Trade Organization,\Ngave to Kashmiri saffron in July 2020{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}to certify its superior traits.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Farmers can now get their harvest GI tag{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}at a brand-new government\Nprocessing facility.{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The adulteration which\Notherwise used to be done
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or repacking the saffron \Nfrom the other countries
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the name of \Nthe Kashmiri saffron will stop,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it will generate huge revenues\Nand a premium price for the farmers.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Compared to Iranian saffron, \Nwhich makes up 90% of the world supply,{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The kashmiri variant has\Nalmost 30%, more croson,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a compound that gives the spice, its\NRich, redness pain, relieving properties,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a taste. So, unique that kashmiri\Nchefs won't stand for using anything else.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mitchell, longest one in left off, with\Nthe icy point, is collectors, fungus.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah. We all will see,\Nyou don't talk to no one.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To which the one culture,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you much knowledge with Nana in\NSan Jose with Althea costume.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Bilal Ahmed oversees the\Npreparation of wasman,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,traditional feast made for weddings\Nfamily, gatherings, even funeral.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Saffron is a key ingredient in\Nseveral main dishes of the meal
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that can stretch for dozens of courses such\Nas you. Let's go on lockdown while Bona
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I am good idea.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah, but just behind in diamond watches.\NWhat PH to use woman, our pH photoshopped.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A proper wazwan typically requires\Ntwo to three dozen shafts.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One ton of meat in about 50\Ngrams or $200 worth of saffron.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But wise ones have been smaller than\Nusual for more than a year. Now,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as the political and pandemic, lockdowns\Nhave limited the size of gatherings
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as items argue, most modest language.\NMy mother bought pointer to a pointer.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You wanted more just like went up.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Life in Kashmir isn't just\Nchanging because of the pandemic,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a political crisis or global warming,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the kids who grew up here are\Nnow making different choices
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,looking for opportunities outside the\Nsaffron fields and the kitchens of
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their Homeland for Chef Ahmed,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that means working harder
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to keep his culture thriving guys\Nalone while you go little buddy.