Afghanistan: Red Gold: Afghanistan Saffron Production Grows
Dec 12, 2018
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Authorities struggling to wean farmers off the highly profitable opium poppy trade are hoping to use saffron as an attractive alternative. And the results are looking positive, thanks to billions of dollars of international aid.
Authorities struggling to wean farmers off the highly profitable opium poppy trade are hoping to use the spice as an attractive alternative. And the results are looking positive, thanks to billions of dollars of international aid. Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2018-12-red-gold-afghanistan-saffron-production.html#jCpAuthorities struggling to wean farmers off the highly profitable opium poppy trade are hoping to use the spice as an attractive alternative. And the results are looking positive, thanks to billions of dollars of international aid. Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2018-12-red-gold-afghanistan-saffron-production.html#jCpStarting before dawn has even broken, Afghanistan's army of saffron pickers shift their way across sun-baked fields to pluck the brightly coloured crocuses that are providing the country's farmers with a new means of income.Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2018-12-red-gold-afghanistan-saffron-production.html#jCp