By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – Afghanistan Ministry of Commerce and Industry spokesman Akhundzada Abdul Salam Jawad said on Saturday that Afghanistan exported saffron and ferula asafoetida worth $77.5 million in he past 6 months,.
It has exported 18 tonnes of saffron worth $20.5 million and 617 tonnes of ferula asafoetida worth $57 million during the cited period till August, Akhundzada Abdul Salam Jawad told local media.
He said that the valuable spices have been exported to China, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, India, Spain, Germany, Uzbekistan, Indonesia, the United States, and the United Kingdom, media reported.
Ferula asafoetida, with yellow flowers and massive roots, is native to Central Asia and eastern Iran, and currently, it is grown chiefly 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 asafoetida production in Afgahnistan.
Afghanistan’s main export items include coal, saffron, ferula asafoetida, hand-woven carpets, and precious stones, the ministry added.
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