An curved arrow pointing right. Harvesting saffron requires a lot of physical labor to get the flowers from the field to final packaging. The harvesting process plus its distinct flavor ...

No machine can do the delicate work required to harvest these thin threads. And it can take 40 hours of hard manual labor to produce just 1 kilogram of high-quality saffron. Growing the plants isn ...

KABUL, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The saffron harvest has increased in western Afghanistan's Herat province, which is popular for cultivation of the precious crop in the war-ravaged country. Saffron ...