50% reduction in saffron harvest in Sabzevar city
The reported 50% reduction in saffron harvest in Sabzevar city was an earlier forecast, not a statement about the current crop. Mohammad Javad Izadian, then ... Read More...
Khorasan Razavi Saffron Harvest Fell 15–20% After Severe Cold
Saffron harvests in the colder parts of Khorasan Razavi were provisionally estimated to be 15–20% lower after temperatures fell to about −7°C. Snow, hail, persistent ... Read More...
Support the production of saffron and silk in Torbat-e Heydarieh
Calls to support the production of saffron and silk in Torbat-e Heydarieh came from an earlier statement about jobs, prices and unfinished local projects. Abolghasem ... Read More...
The forgotten Iranian saffron brand
The forgotten Iranian saffron brand was the concern behind an earlier National Saffron Council statement: Iran produced the crop at scale, yet processing, quality evidence ... Read More...
Economy of 160,000 rural households dependent on saffron production
The economy of 160,000 rural households dependent on saffron production was the central warning in an earlier statement by a member of Iran's National Saffron ... Read More...
Iran’s Saffron Competitors and the Work Needed to Stay Ahead
Iran’s saffron competitors were once described by a Khorasan Razavi official as Afghanistan, China and Morocco. His warning was not simply about more hectares abroad. ... Read More...
Saffron Corm Distribution in Amlash and Sarein
Small corm-distribution programmes need training and parcel-level records to turn delivered material into measured harvests. Two historical local programmes distributed saffron planting corms in very ... Read More...
Ardabil Saffron Cultivation: 72 Tonnes Across 8 Cities
The historical Ardabil programme linked 72 tonnes of corm distribution with planting across roughly 50 hectares in eight cities. Ardabil's early saffron-expansion programme distributed about ... Read More...
Harvesting more than 5 kg of saffron per hectare from Sirjan farms
The often-quoted figure of more than 5 kg of saffron per hectare from Sirjan farms was presented as an attainable yield for well-managed fourth-, fifth-, ... Read More...
Saffron cultivation is not developed in North Khorasan
North Khorasan’s saffron policy changed sharply between two period reports. An earlier horticulture director said the province did not want to expand beyond 633 hectares ... Read More...