(Negin Saffron) Afghan Women Saffron Unio

Company Description

Negin Saffron, is the brand name and registered trademark of The Afghan Womens Saffron Association (AWSA), which is an umbrella organization of several women led saffron gro(Negin Saffron) Afghan Women Saffron Uniors and processers in the Herat province. AWSA consist of Over 1000 of women saffron farmers. The AWSA was created in partnership with Ghoryan Womens Saffron Association, and a sister organization in the district of Pashtun Zarghun of Herat province by Mrs. Sima Ghoryani in 2009. AWSAs main goals and objectives are to increase quality of the products of the members and capture greater market share of the harvested saffron for its members. Presently 80% of the labor is provided by women who only get at best 10% of the saffron retail market value. Our main activity has always been production, processing, packing and trade of saffron, both in bulk and value-added final product. Our packaged products are commercialized under Negin Saffron brand inside and outside of Afghanistan. Our Mission is to provide best quality saffron produced to be licit alternatives to opium production that is practicable in the socio-economic environment of Afghanistan, and that are accessible to rural people.Organizational Goals: Providing top quality saffron Providing job opportunities for Afghan women Increasing income Empowering women to become self sufficient