Saffron

KABUL would export 2000 kilograms of saffron each year to India’s Mumbai city under an agreement with MIK company, an official said on Friday. Mumbai-based

ZARANJ (Pajhwok): Saffron was grown for the first time in the capital and some districts of southwestern Nimroz province this year, producing satisfactory yield in

HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): Saffron growers in western Herat province say they are concerned about the 50 percent decline in the crop’s price in international markets.

KABUL and Livestock said on Saturday. Afghanistan performed extra-ordinarily at the Dubai agriculture show, where more than nine billion contracts were signed for dry fruits,

NEILI (Pajhwok): The residents of central Daikundi province have been taking more interest in cultivation of saffron as this year’s saffron yield reached 50 kilograms,

HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): A laboratory to assess the quality of saffron produced in Afghanistan was inaugurated in western Herat province on Saturday, officials said, hoping

HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): The 2nd Saffron Flower National Festival kicked off on Wednesday in western Herat province — a major saffron producing region in Afghanistan.

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,

KUNDUZ CITY (Pajhwok): Due to recent disruptive activities in northern Kunduz province, saffron corms have not been distributed to farmers this year. Extension Manger of

SHIBERGHAN (Pajhwok): The income of women has improved with a three-foldincrease saffron yield in northern Jawzjan provincethis year, an official said on Tuesday. Saffron corns