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Saffron is one of the most important problems facing the industry in the traditional way of planting and harvesting the economic justification does not respond to the farmers’ income.
According to the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), South Khorasan province, Iran’s saffron export value of agricultural production in arid and semi-arid land south of Khorasan and some parts of the country is growing.
Saffron great economic value in the global markets and the growing of the plant followed good employment and income, economic output has justified it.
Although much of the world consumption of saffron in Iran, but the obstacles to earn foreign exchange from the export of saffron is reasonable to investigate and find solutions to overcome these obstacles can the current earnings growth, good employment and impact is great.
Iran is certainly the world’s largest producer of saffron, and due to climate variability, many horticultural crops and crops such as saffron, excellent quality.
Over the past 10 years, Iranian saffron production has grown significantly larger portion of the production is exported.
Foreign exchange reserves of the country’s export income a lot.
Saffron, suitable for cultivation in the province of dehydration
“MR Shoe”, a businessman in South Khorasan in an interview with ISNA, said: Saffron is a product that is compatible with water shortages and low rainfall in arid regions such as South Khorasan is produced, so they have less cultivation in the region developing new agricultural techniques taught.
The economically active South Khorasan, despite the fact that several droughts, saffron and quality, said transformation from traditional to modern farming system is economic justification double.
Shoemaker said although Iran’s strategic product saffron and South Khorasan, the planting and harvesting of the product is done with traditional methods.
He pointed out that so far have been the product of a traditional culture, said: Unfortunately, the action has not been serious about this.
The entrepreneur said the writing and implementation of the planned program and expertise for automating the entire process is saffron.
The major problem facing smallholder farmers
Shoe smallholder farmers completed the main problem outlined and added that the release of small rural villages and farms as a result of lack of time to prepare land for planting and harvesting of such problems.
He, drought and the drying up of water resources Although saffron is the product of dehydration and lack the necessary training to the villagers and farmers from other problems as saffron.
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Shoe on the marketing of saffron also said before the start of the planting and production to marketing and production processes based on the marketing plan was designed and launched.
Stating that saffron is a good market in the world, said: Unfortunately, we were unable to succeed in the discussion and packaging witness our current problems.
The entrepreneur said: So, you must first identify the market on the basis of taste, culture and traditions of each country should be provided for this product.
The annual harvest of 50 tons of saffron land in South Khorasan province
“Hashem but the absolute poor”, the Head of Agricultural Jihad Organization of South Khorasan in an interview with ISNA said around 50 tonnes of saffron is harvested from the land in the province.
According to him, South Khorasan saffron onion harvest begins in June and continues until the end of September.
Head of South Khorasan Agricultural Jihad said most of the 15 to 20 percent of the acreage, saffron, onions harvested, which is valuable in the development of new acreage will be operational, and usually about 15 to 20 tons of onions per hectare of saffron production after 5 years will be, will become.
Valipur Absolute said second national saffron production is devoted to South Khorasan.
He pointed out that 14 thousand 900 hectares planted saffron in the province is expected to be about 50 tons of saffron is harvested from the area, said: Last year, 14 thousand 287 hectares, about 47 tons of saffron is harvested.
95% of the world’s saffron provided by Iran
Head of Agricultural Jihad Organization of South Khorasan, South Khorasan’s saffron the most important problems of frequent droughts, reducing water flow fields, reduced water quality, water resources, pollution after saffron, changes and price fluctuations and irregular exports taken in different years.
But noted the absolute poor to produce valuable product of over 40 thousand households saffron producers in the province and about 95% of the world’s saffron activities provided by Iran.
Therapeutic uses of saffron
“Mary, Vice-born” Iranian Islamic medicine physician and researcher in an interview with ISNA said that Iran is warm and dry saffron in ancient medicine, said the most important property of saffron that existed since ancient times been used to treat depression.
He added that the digestion of saffron tea, and also has the effect of pain relief, as well as stimulate nerves and blood circulation and makes it easy.
The Iranian Islamic medicine researcher stating that the consumption of saffron liver is refined and strong, said saffron relieve cough and beneficial effect on the treatment of bronchitis.
Nawab Zada said the properties Saffron: Saffron sedative and hypnotic and anticonvulsant, is also to enhance learning and memory, decreased blood pressure and blood fat lowering is beneficial.
He continued: Saffron in the treatment of a wide range of physical disorders such as catarrh, flatulence, indigestion, jaundice, hepatitis, cramps and diabetes, as well as an appetizer, lively, stimulating the stomach and used.
The researcher Islamic medicine – Iran said despite dating back thousands of years in different parts of Iranian saffron as a product native to the southern and central regions of Khorasan, research associated with this product is only about 70 years ago.
Nawab Zada said, according to the passage of 15 years since the last review of studies in the fields of saffron and accelerate research on various aspects of it appropriate, this study was conducted, although in the early years, research was very limited and mainly related to agricultural issues This study shows that a significant portion of research in recent years the saffron crop problems, but studies show that a significant share of the saffron research in recent years, genetic problems, tissue culture, aspects of processing and economic issues is growing saffron.
Stating that the impact of saffron on blood parameters such as blood pressure, blood fat and blood sugar has been little study has been done on laboratory animals, said: Saffron used in traditional medicine for lowering blood pressure and blood sugar is used.
Nawab Zada pointed out that the blood pressure and high blood sugar component of metabolic syndrome, said the study, Saffron has a positive effect on metabolic syndrome in cold natured.
He said: Effect of saffron and its active constituents, safranal and lowering blood pressure and blood fat and sugar Krusin can affect blood bowel is cold.
The researcher Islamic medicine – Iran said also in another study on healthy memory and spatial learning in mice damaged by hyoscine to that of saffron, crocin and safranal no effect on normal memory but reduces the harmful effects caused by memory of the hyoscine.
Nawab Zada said that saffron extract and crocin promising future drugs can reduce the learning and memory disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease is caused by the deterioration of the brain.
He added that the experience of recent decades has shown that synthetic drugs are undeniable efficiency, have many adverse effects, so now again considering the use of medicinal plants and research centers and the World Health Organization plans to use a wide Medicinal plants have been prepared.
The researcher Islamic medicine – Iranian reminded that traditional fruit and vegetable barberry and saffron has been used extensively in the treatment of diseases of the fruit of barberry and saffron as well as a food additive is used.
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