HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): The 2nd Saffron Flower National Festival kicked off on Wednesday in western Herat province -- a major saffron producing region in Afghanistan.
The festival at the Maulana Jalaluddin Mohammad Balkhi hall in Herat City, the provincial capital, was attended by officials of the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL), local officials. At the festival, saffron farmers have displayed the saffron flower with the method how to collect pure saffron.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock . . .
