INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Afghanistan exported saffron and Ferula assa-foetida worth $77.5 million over the past six months, the spokesman for the Ministry of
Commerce and Industry Akhundzada Abdul Salam Jawad said.The country has exported 18 tons of saffron worth $20.5 million and 617 tons of
ferula assa-foetida worth $57 million during the cited period through August, the official said.According to Jawad, these two spices have
been mostly exported to China, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), India, Spain, Germany, Uzbekistan, Indonesia, the United
States, and Britain.Ferula assa-foetida, with its yellow flower and massive root, is native to Central Asia and eastern Iran, and is grown
in Afghanistan, from where it is exported to the rest of the world.Afghanistan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock has
provided training to local farmers in its efforts to promote saffron and ferula asafetida production in Afghanistan. The post Afghanistan
exports saffron, ferula assa-foetida worth $77.5 million in 6 months first appeared on Ariana News.
