Gachsaran’s first reported saffron harvest came from a one-hectare pilot created to diversify rural income. Twenty-eight applicants in 14 villages joined the wider programme, while ... Read More...
The beginning of saffron harvest in Torbat Heydariyeh and Zaveh brings a short, intense season to the fields of Khorasan Razavi. Purple flowers appear over ... Read More...
Iran's saffron harvest begins in early autumn, builds quickly toward a short peak, and is still dominated by hand-picking. Historical reports collected here describe the ... Read More...
Urmia University marked the first saffron harvest from a 400-square-metre indoor cultivation hall three months after the centre was established. The original headline called it ... Read More...
A historical saffron harvest in Rabar city was forecast at about 120 kilograms of dried saffron from 33 planted hectares. The season ran from mid-November ... Read More...
Iranian saffron played a small but memorable part in London's £1,100 Glamburger: Canadian lobster was poached in saffron before being layered over a rich beef-and-venison ... Read More...
Moving saffron corms across a border can transfer the crop’s planting material, but it does not by itself establish a new commercial rival. A competitive ... Read More...
Saffron cultivation growth was taking place on both sides of Iran’s eastern border and within newer Iranian production areas. Two archived agricultural reports illustrate that ... Read More...
The proposal to raise Khorasan Razavi saffron exports from US$300 million to US$1.2 billion was an industry plan, not a record of sales already achieved. ... Read More...
A higher saffron price did not automatically mean a healthier return for growers. In an archived Iranian market report, Gholamreza Miri of the National Saffron ... Read More...
