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The Silk Road was a network of trade routes which connected the East and West, and was central to the economic, cultural, political and religious interactions between these regions from the 2nd century BCE to the 18th century. The Silk Road primarily refers to the land routes connecting East Asia and Southeast Asia with South Asia, Persia, the Arabian Peninsula, East Africa and Southern Europe.
The Silk Road derives its name from the lucrative trade in silk carried out along its length, beginning in the Han dynasty in China (207 BCE–220 CE). The Han dynasty expanded the Central Asian section of the trade routes around 114 BCE through the missions and explorations of the Chinese imperial envoy Zhang Qian, as well as several military conquests. The Chinese took great interest in the security of their trade products, and extended the Great Wall of China to ensure the protection of the trade route.
The Silk Road trade played a significant role in the development of the civilizations of China, Korea, Japan, the Indian subcontinent, Iran, Europe, the Horn of Africa and Arabia, opening long-distance political and economic relations between the civilizations. Though silk was the major trade item exported from China, many other goods and ideas were exchanged, including religions (especially Buddhism), syncretic philosophies, sciences, and technologies like paper and gunpowder. So in addition to economic trade, the Silk Road was a route for cultural trade among the civilizations along its network. Diseases, most notably plague, also spread along the Silk Road.
In June 2014, UNESCO designated the Chang’an-Tianshan corridor of the Silk Road as a World Heritage Site. The Indian portion is on the tentative site list.
We choose this name for the purposes of its historical link to Afghanistan’s History. And according to an article which is published on “The Diplomat”, Afghanistan the Heart of Silk Road in Asia.
Reviving and building connectivity across the Eurasian landmass based on the commercial networks of the ancient Silk Road underpins one of the key economic goals of the Asian continent. Asian nations will stand to gain the most from increased trade, commerce and investment along the Silk Road when it is reconnected through transport infrastructure. Moreover, increased connectivity would dramatically enhance multifaceted human interaction, bringing Asian nations together to address such global challenges as terrorism and climate change that firmly stand in the way of sustainable development.
Afghanistan is situated at the heart of Asia and its cities of Kabul, Balkh, Herat, Kandahar, and Bamyan constituted some of the key Silk Road passages, through which trade, culture, religions, syncretic philosophies, and technologies freely flowed to reach every corner of Eurasia.
As discussed above Silk way Name & Afghanistan’s Saffron both can make a luxuriant connotation and have a deep relation with each other.
Silk way Saffron Company is based at World’s best city, Melbourne Australia. After many researches it choose world’s best saffron, Afghanistan’s Saffron to introduce it, to world food industry.
According to Afghanistan National News Agencies on 21st December 2019, Afghan Saffron Ranked Best in the World for Eighth Year.
Saffron cultivated and produced in Afghanistan has been recognized as the best in the world in terms of its quality for the eighth consecutive year.
The quality and taste of the Afghan saffron were evaluated at an institution in Belgium.
Figures by the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock show that Afghanistan provides 8.15 tons (6.3%) of the world’s global saffron consumption, which is 430 tons a year.
The figure also shows that Afghanistan produced 8.15 tons of saffron last year, 2018 bringing it into third place after Iran and India.
The International Taste and Quality Institute in Brussels ranked Afghan saffron as having the best taste and quality amongst 300 samples from different countries, news agencies reported.
The Institute was founded in 2003 in Brussels and has recognized hundreds of quality products over the years.
Afghanistan obtained international recognition for its saffron products in a very short period of time due to its popularity.
On international markets, Afghan saffron products compete with saffron products from Iran and Spain.
Afghanistan started to produce saffron in 2001 and this valuable product is currently cultivated on more than 850 Hectares of agricultural land.
It is said that Afghanistan’s climate and soil are ideal to grow saffron.
Based on statistics, Afghanistan can produce more saffron than any other saffron producing country if necessary support is provided to farmers.
The result is the Silk Way Saffron. An online shop for the highest quality saffron which will bring the robust, warm and generous flavours, reflecting the characteristics of Persian people and culture, to you, our customers.
We hope you enjoy your experience with the Silk Way Saffron. whether it’s cooking one of our recipes, buying some of our top quality saffron or using one of our tips to flavour your meal. Let the sunshine of Saffron make your day just a little bit tastier and a little bit brighter.
As stated above we want to introduce a healthy food, Afghanistan’s Saffron Spice to World food industry. Afghanistan’s Saffron is not introduced well. And secondly support the domestic farmers based in Afghanistan, who are producing this spice. We hope to link these farmers directly to market and educate them, the way of selling this product to market directly. It can prevent frauds what’s going on now in business of Afghanistan’s Saffron.
