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WATCH | Two farmers bring saffron to Tunisia amid a changing climate

As climate change impacts their livelihoods, Tunisian farmers Faiza Hamdaoui and Torsh Mouhamad Dhia Al-Din have turned to cultivating 'Red Gold' — saffron, a crop that requires less water.

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Tunisian farmer and saffron producer Faiza Hamdaoui holds a basket of saffron flowers at a farm in Manouba, Tunisia December 2, 2024. REUTERS/Jihed Abidellaoui
TUNISIA-AGRICULTURE SAFFRON Tunisian farmer and saffron producer Faiza Hamdaoui holds a basket of saffron flowers at a farm in Manouba, Tunisia December 2, 2024. REUTERS/Jihed Abidellaoui Picture: Jihed Abidellaoui

As climate change impacts their livelihoods, Tunisian farmers Faiza Hamdaoui and Torsh Mouhamad Dhia Al-Din have turned to cultivating 'Red Gold' — saffron, a crop that requires less water.

Manouba province.
Manouba province. Manouba province. Picture: REUTERS/Jihed Abidellaoui
A drone view of Tunisian farmer and saffron producer Faiza Hamdaoui, and her business partner and Algerian saffron producer Torsh Mouhamad Dhia al-Din picking saffron flowers at a farm in Manouba, Tunisia December 2, 2024.
A drone view of Tunisian farmer and saffron producer Faiza Hamdaoui, and her business partner and Algerian saffron producer Torsh Mouhamad Dhia al-Din picking saffron flowers at a farm in Manouba, Tunisia December 2, 2024. A drone view of Tunisian farmer and saffron producer Faiza Hamdaoui, and her business partner and Algerian saffron producer Torsh Mouhamad Dhia al-Din picking saffron flowers at a farm in Manouba, Tunisia December 2, 2024. Picture: REUTERS/Jihed Abidellaoui
Faiza Hamdaoui, and her business partner and Algerian saffron producer Torsh Mouhamad Dhia al-Din pick saffron stigmas from the flowers at a farm in Manouba, Tunisia.
Faiza Hamdaoui, and her business partner and Algerian saffron producer Torsh Mouhamad Dhia al-Din pick saffron stigmas from the flowers at a farm in Manouba, Tunisia. Faiza Hamdaoui, and her business partner and Algerian saffron producer Torsh Mouhamad Dhia al-Din pick saffron stigmas from the flowers at a farm in Manouba, Tunisia. Picture: REUTERS/Jihed Abidellaoui
A view of a saffron flower at a farm in Manouba, Tunisia December 2, 2024.
A view of a saffron flower at a farm in Manouba, Tunisia December 2, 2024. A view of a saffron flower at a farm in Manouba, Tunisia December 2, 2024. Picture: REUTERS/Jihed Abidellaoui
A bowl of saffron stigmas.
A bowl of saffron stigmas. A bowl of saffron stigmas. Picture: REUTERS/Jihed Abidellaoui
Algerian saffron producer Torsh Mouhamad Dhia al-Din picks saffron stigmas.
Algerian saffron producer Torsh Mouhamad Dhia al-Din picks saffron stigmas. Algerian saffron producer Torsh Mouhamad Dhia al-Din picks saffron stigmas. Picture: REUTERS/Jihed Abidellaoui