HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): More than four tonnes of saffron spice were produced in 2015 in western Herat province, indicating a 25 percent increase over 2014, agriculture officials said on Tuesday.
Because of the higher yield of saffron in the province, 2015 could be called a golden year for farmers, Deputy Director of Agriculture Bashir Ahmad Ahmadi told Pajhwok Afghan News.
Last year, 750 hectares of land was cultivated with saffron in 2015, while this year the area had increased to 1,000 hectares of land, the official . . .
