Afghanistan: Introducing Safaroma, a Movement and a Brand to Empower Afghan Women with Saffron

May 26, 2017 | Digital Journal
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When it comes to Afghanistan, the public knows about war, crime, and the opium drug trade (most of the world’s deadliest drug comes from Afghanistan). Now, Afghanistan is growing something very positive: saffron. Saffron farming is poised to overtake opium and empower its mostly female farmers. According to the World Bank, 80% of saffron farmers are women, many of them war widows who are empowered to provide income for their families and education for their children, thus rebuilding their lives and country.