TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY REGINE LAMOTHE Jean-Noel Pelette (L) and his wife Chantal pick flowers of Crocus Sativus, the saffron crocus, on October 20, 2015 in Ambares-et-Lagrave, near the southwestern city of Bordeaux. A couple of French farmers, Jean-Noel and Chantal Pelette, cultivate Crocus Sativus in Ambares-et-Lagrave, in a Bordeaux's suburb. Saffron is derived from the dried stigma of the Crocus Sativus' flower. AFP PHOTO / JEAN PIERRE MULLER (Photo credit should read JEAN-PIERRE MULLER/AFP/Getty Images)
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