Jihad al Binaa promotes saffron cultivation in the Beqaa

In collaboration with the American University of Beirut, Jihad Al Binaa Development Association-Beqaa Directorate organized on Wednesday a workshop on the cultivation of saffron at the AUB Agricultural Center in Hosh al Nabi. Engineer Nicolas Haddad demonstrated ways of growing and nurturing saffron, enumerating the long list of benefits of the crop. Following the lecture, some 30 participants from the various agriculture schools, as well as, farmers form different Beqaa regions, headed to the fields to learn more about the cultivation and uses of the flower. The activity comes within the framework of Bayader al Kheir for Agricultural Development and Extension project. (Al Diyar, November 25, 2016)