Bulk sale of aphthae saffron flowers for red gold export
The representative of Khaf and Rashtkhar people in the Islamic Consultative Assembly, referring to the high capacity of Khorasan Razavi province in saffron cultivation, said: saffron growers in the province are suffering from brokers and unsecured purchases of saffron by the government.
Mahmoud Neghaban Salami added: The activity of brokers in the field of buying saffron has caused concern among saffron growers in Khorasan Razavi province, especially in the Rashtkhar and Khaf constituencies.
He said: due to the lack of sufficient facilities in the region to dry the cultivated saffron, saffron flowers are sold in bulk at low prices.
The representative of the people of Khaf and Rasht eater in the Islamic Consultative Assembly continued: the sale of saffron without packaging and in bulk causes the final profit to go to the brokers instead of going to the pockets of the hardworking farmers.
Neghaban Salami, pointing out that the sale of saffron flowers in the form of pests in bulk for the export of this product is considered worldwide, said: Iranian saffron is sold in foreign countries with beautiful packaging under the name of other countries, which proves the oppression of Iranian saffron .
The ninth member of parliament said:Unfortunately, due to the lack of factories equipped with stylish and customer-friendly packaging systems, the Iranian name is not mentioned next to this precious product.
He said: Saffron growers in Khorasan Razavi province want the government to guarantee the purchase of this product in order to increase the export growth of this product in the name of Iran at the global level.
The representative of Khaf and Rashtkhar people in the parliament stated that the guaranteed purchase of saffron by the government can increase the motivation of saffron growers to cultivate their product, adding: Buying saffron at its real price is the most important concern of saffron growers in the region.
He reminded: Increasing the export of Iranian saffron to other countries requires the attention of the authorities and improving the packaging of this product, while Iranian saffron is still waiting for effective measures by the government in this regard.
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