A bumper rose harvest is good news for the farmers of Kalaat M’Gouna, Morocco, which celebrates the Damask rose in an international festival. Reading Time: 2 minutes. Why you can trust SCMP.

At a recent Damask Rose Festival hosted at CAP's Satellite Center in Takula, both farmers and tourists turned up in large numbers. In Kumaon's highlands, ...

The damask variety, valued for its sweet scent, is responsible for the country’s renowned rose water. The cousins Abdulah Mohamed al-Riami and Hilal Salim al-Riami (right) and Nawaf al-Wahaibi ...