Afghanistan: Spice of Life: Saffron Harvest Offers Jobs, Opportunity in Afghanistan

Nov 23, 2016 | Jalil Ahmad Razayee, Reuters
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Saffron is the most expensive spice in the world, selling for as much as $1,200-$1,800 a kilogram, and has long been seen as an alternative crop to opium poppies for poor farmers in a country struggling with the legacy of decades of war and lawlessness.