Most of saffron in Iran

Most of saffron in Iran

Research Institute for Planning and Economic Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture, a study, a comparison can not be proved that Afghanistan, Iran or other countries place major challenges facing the famous producer of saffron.

The Iranian Agriculture News Agency (IANA), with an annual production of more than 250 tons of saffron Iran still holds the first place in world production and trade of its own and from time to time by the activists of saffron as vice president of the National Council of concern to seize this market from countries such as Afghanistan, it is, but for Planning and Economic Research Institute of the Ministry of Agriculture, research, proved that this country can not compare the position of Iran or other countries with a major challenge facing the famous producer of saffron, but the effects export on packages weighing more than 30 grams for exporters, including non-economic concerns of small packaging for re-export and use in pharmaceutical products, cosmetics, high raw material prices and poor packaging that corruption package due to inappropriate technology product causes, of the factors that should have been reviewed by the court on August 92 was falsified.

Note that create added value product with less packaging will not come, but strategies such as production and export of saffron purified extracts like crocin, use of new technologies under controlled atmosphere packaging such as bags, packs and make intelligent and active packaging systems, monitoring and Tracking Iran’s export credit export products could increase to customers.

Take a look at the production and processing of saffron in Afghanistan shows that the programs implemented by the government and supported by international bodies such as ICARDA, the University of California agriculture, USDA, to develop the cooperation of Britain, Italy and cultivation of saffron from late 90s has been rising gradually. Although accurate statistics and citation Hychnvan the production and export of saffron in Afghanistan does not exist, but according provided by the Danish Committee for Aid to Afghan Refugees (DAACAR), the estimated production of saffron cultivation in 2004 and 2012 respectively 60 kg and 16 kg and 500 hectares to 400 hectares today.

Saffron instead of poppy cultivation in the 26 provinces of Afghanistan:

Most cultivation of saffron (Crocus sativus 90% of the country) is produced in Herat province, but the government believes that instead of poppy cultivation in all 26 provinces to expand. According to studies, about seven to 10 thousand hectares of land suitable for the cultivation of saffron cultivation in Afghanistan, which, if successful, they produced 50 to 70 tons.

In this regard, as well as training measures about 12 thousand farmers, planting instructions printed, procurement and construction of three 180 machine, dryer Mshvl laboratory quality control measures, including the Afghan government to develop the cultivation of saffron in Herat States, but due to poor infrastructure and economy Afghanistan still has many problems such as lack of appropriate technical onions, lack of storage and processing facilities, lack of national standards and the lack of correct relationship between farmers and exporters and, above all, lack of appropriate government policies there in the way of production.

Gholam Reza Miri, vice-president of the National Council of the saffron crocus support Afghan Americans expressed concern that this might be seized Iranian saffron market, but given that the consumption of this product in Afghanistan is minimal, so the bulk of the saffron produced in countries Other issued. The most important export market this product as Spain (30%), Italy (17%), France (six percent), Sweden, Switzerland, Argentina and the United Arab Emirates is Arabic. One thing to note is that because of the lack of quality control and packaging, as the majority of saffron is exported in bulk to Spain and France, but it must be said that this is only a media controversy because of the threat of Iran and stressed the manufacture and export of saffron Afghanistan The fact that in recent years the production and export of saffron in Afghanistan has increased, but not so far away now and even in the future state of Iran or other countries in a way that could place major challenges face the famous producer of saffron with. Of course, if this is possible with proper planning, the use of saffron production opportunities in Afghanistan (including re-exports) with regard to issues such as the creation of added value in saffron production (methods such as proper packaging, production of saffron extract) may increase The production and export there.

This belief is also that Ramadan has affected the price of saffron, so that now the price per kilogram of saffron category, between five million and 300 million, 350 million and 700 straw between six million and 400 to six, six flowersthan the supply, the price of saffron to decline. The result is that the flag of Iran remains high and there is no need to worry.