Saffron Fields in full bloom on the outskirts of Srinagar. Ahmad Mukhtiyar/Zenger The total area under saffron cultivation in Kashmir declined to 3,700 hectares in 2010-11, from the 5,700 hectares ...

The labourers edge their way across a field of bright purple flowers gathering up the world's most expensive spice, a bounty that makes this dusty corner of Iran a crucial part of global cuisine.

The Afghan government, international aid groups and private businesses have been distributing saffron bulbs to farmers in what appears to be an increasingly successful effort to persuade them to ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The city of Torbat-e Jam is famed for the acres of colourful crocus fields that yield one of Iran’s most ...

TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (MNA) – Iran’s saffron which is one of the Iranian agricultural symbols is of high quality and exported to one-third of the world’s countries. TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (MNA) ... While most ...

TORBAT-E HEYDARIEH, Iran (AFP) - A dozen women dressed in colorful chadors crouch in an arid field in eastern Iran picking long lines of delicate light blue crocuses, the source of saffron, the ...

TEHRAN – Over the past couple of years, saffron farming has dramatically been developed in lands encircling Natanz, a phenomenon that local tourism officials believe could help develop agritourism ...

Once cultivated by Persian kings and believed to have healing powers, saffron is now fuelling the growth of a small German business that imports tons of the spice from Iran to make fine food ...