藏红花在阿富汗农民中广受欢迎

This area is called Qaziabot a small area of Tani district in eastern Afghanistan's host province.

这个地区名为卡齐亚波特，是阿富汗东部省塔尼区的一个地方。

Local agricultural experts are here to educate farmers about the economic benefits of planting and growing Saffron.

当地的农业专家在这里教育农民种植和培育藏红花的经济利益。

In Tani as well as in other districts, we have been practically educating them and will also work with them in the future to raise awareness about the importance of Saffron and transfer them the best practices to plant and cultivate this lucrative product.

在塔尼和其他地区，我们实际上一直在教育他们，并将在未来与他们合作，提高对藏红花重要性的认识，并向他们传授种植这种有利可图的产品的最佳方法。

Local farmer Kazi mohammadi has set aside half an acre of his land for saffron cultivation.

当地农民卡齐.穆罕默迪已经预留出半英亩的土地来种植藏红花。

He's willing to try Saffron because the wheat maize and other crops he's been growing for 20 years aren't making him enough money.

他之所以愿意尝试藏红花，是因为他种植了20年的小麦、玉米和其他作物，这些作物赚不到足够的钱。

Maybe we will be better off with saffron,because other crops didn't give usmuch.

也许种植藏红花会更好，因为种植其他作物没有大的经济利益。

All I can say is that if this thing succeeds here, the whole area will start cultivating it and the : economy will boost in the area.

我所能说的是，如果藏红花在这里成功了，整个地区就会开始培育它，这个地区的经济就会增长。

By weight saffron is often considered one of the most expensive spices in the world while consumption of saffron has long been a central Asia tradition.

藏红花通常被认为是世界上最昂贵的香料之一，而消费藏红花一直是中亚的传统。

It is working its way into the western world.

它正在以自己的方式进入西方世界。

Farmers here and local officials say they hope saffron could take the place of two of the region's other cash crops, poppy and marijuana.

这里的农民和当地官员表示，他们希望，藏红花能取代该地区的另外两种经济作物--罂粟和大麻。

The good thing about this area is that no one here cultivates poppy.

阿富汗的好处是这里没有人种植罂粟。

If saffron gives a better yield than poppy and cannabis, then I'm sure people in other areas will also stop Harem crops.

如果藏红花的产量比罂粟和大麻高，那么我肯定其他地区的人们也会停止种植其他作物。

Close province traditionally sees heat waves and lacks enough rain for farming.

临近的省份通常会遭遇热浪，而且缺乏农业所需的雨水。

Luckily for Muhammadi and local farmers here, saffron cultivation doesn't require a lot of water.

幸运的是，对穆罕默迪和当地农民来说，藏红花种植不需要很多水。

Local agriculture department have been promoting saffron in host province for the past seven years providing saffron seeds and training. .

当地农业部门在过去7年一直在主要省 份推广藏红花,提供藏红花种子和培训。