KABUL, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) said on Wednesday.
The golden crop was cultivated on 7,557 hectares of land across the country in 2019, with the yield rising by 22 percent over the previous year.
Last year, a spokesman for the ministry said, saffron had been sown on 6,272 hectares of land. The yield was recorded at 16 tonnes.
Speaking for MAIL, Akbar Rustami said saffron production was particularly high in Herat, Balkh, Uruzgan, Daikundi and Sar-i-Pul provinces.
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