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HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - It is early morning in a saffron field outside the western Afghan city of Herat and dozens of women are harvesting the delicate purple flowers, working quickly to gather ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Mohammad, an ex-interpreter for the U.S. military, whose company works with Afghan farmers to grow saffron for the U.S. market, about the effects of the Taliban takeover.

Gulzar Ahmad Kuchay has been farming, harvesting, and selling Kashmiri saffron — known to be the best variety of the spice — for over 30 years. Every autumn, his family comes together for the annual ...

Most of the world's exotic spices hail from exotic locations – far-off tropical islands or the thick forests of Africa, India and Indonesia. One notable exception is saffron, the most exotic and ...

A group of silver-haired señoras sit, chatting around a table piled high with purple crocuses. With fingertips whirring and bracelets jangling, they reach for blossom after blossom—15 per minute, on ...

In the Abruzzo region of Italy, harvesting the lucrative spice is a centuries-old tradition, infused with a deep-seated passion for the land and its history. Credit... Supported by Photographs and ...