Afghanistan: Afghanistan Hopeful about Replacing Opium Crops with Saffron

Dec 11, 2018 | Mohammad Sadiq Rashtinai and Abubakar Siddique, Gandhara
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At a sprawling government agricultural research farm in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, workers are now picking tiny purple flowers. Officials in the region have hailed the experiment so far as a success. They hope that the fields of saffron will soon replace the bright red flowers of opium poppy, which partially fuels conflict in the region.