MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Cultivated on 300 hectares of land, saffron yield has reached 1.5 metric tonnes in northern Balkh province this year, an official said on Thursday.
Head of saffron producers and processors association Zainullah Osmani told Pajhwo Afghan News this year, saffron was cultivated on 300 hectares of land in different districts, which produced 1.5 metric tonnes.
He said this year’s saffron harvest surged 30 percent due to favorable weather and increased awareness among farmers.
This year, 300 farmers were assisted in different aspects of saffron production and 50 other farmers were sent to western . . .
