Afghanistan’s saffron export to India has
reached USD 19.08 million in 2020, indicating an 80% increase during the past
five years.
In 2019, Afghanistan exported USD 17.38mn
worth of saffron to India.
In an effort to further promote Afghan
saffron trade in India, the Afghanistan Commercial Attaché office in Mumbai, in
association with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
and the US Department of Commerce’s Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP),
and Indian Chamber of International Business (ICIB) hosted the Afghan Saffron
Promotion Virtual Conference on Wednesday.
“USAID, in collaboration with the US Department of Commerce
and the US Department of Agriculture, is working with Afghan and Indian private