Saffron

Ariana Rahmani, a woman trained in saffron processing, has established a saffron production and processing centre in western Herat province, achieving self-sufficiency and creating job opportunities for over 600 women, both directly and indirectly.

The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) in cooperation with the Afghanistan National Saffron Union has distributed saffron harvesting and processing equipment and machines to hundreds of farmers in western Herat province.

HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): The only woman saffron exporter in western Herat province says the government should support and facilitate their participation in international exhibitions. She

HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): With the eighth Saffron Flower Festival around the corner in western Herat province, saffron businessmen say the government should provide them with

The 8th National Saffron Festival has been held in western Herat province in the presence of local officials and hundreds of residents.

MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Saffron was cultivated on 120 hectares of land in northern Balkh province this year and its yield has also increased, an official says.

LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): The Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Department says efforts are ongoing to promote saffron cultivation in in southern Helmand province. Haji Shah Mohammad Khan,

HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): Officials say Turkey is willing to buy saffron produced in western Herat province, welcoming the expansion of economic and cultural cooperation between

HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): The Saffron Farmers Association in western Herat province on Thursday said around 50 percent of saffron produced in the province this year

KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): The Agriculture. In an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, Hafizullah Sayedi, the director of Kandahar Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock department, said

KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Haji Gul Mohammad, 60-year old, who is also known as Saffron Baba in Khakrez district of southern Kandahar province, says saffron crop

KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): Saffron has been grown this year for the first time in southeastern Khost province, giving satisfactory yield in some areas, officials and