According to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce “Saffron as substitute crop in Afghanistan”, Afghanistan exported 69 tonnes of saffron worth $22 million during the previous solar year (March 2022 to March 2023).
China, India, and the United Arab Emirates took in the majority of the world’s saffron exports, the Ministry of Agriculture reported.
The European International Organization in Taste awarded Afghanistan’s saffron a three-star rating and declared it the greatest in the world.
A member of the Saffron Producers Union in Kabul reports that Afghanistan’s saffron production and farming have earned recognition as the highest-quality saffron in the world for the eighth consecutive year.
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A Saffron as substitute crop in Afghanistan, saffron farming has mostly replaced opium production, and the Herat Province is the primary region for growing the majority of Afghanistan’s saffron.
Saffron is in a unique position to be a workable substitute in Afghanistan.
Globally, the cost of saffron may reach $4,500 per kg, with costs in Afghanistan ranging from $1,400 to 1,800.