Rs500m saffron cultivation project launched

Rs500m saffron cultivation project launched

The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has launched a three-year project worth Rs500 million to promote saffron cultivation aimed at economically empowering poor and small farmers of the province. Under the initiative, starting from the fiscal year 2024-25, saffron cultivation is being introduced in 21 districts of the province, including Upper Chitral, Lower Chitral, Upper Dir, Lower Dir, Bajaur, Malakand, Upper Swat, Lower Swat, Shangla, Buner, Abb…