Iranian saffron and the problem of not having a brand
Iranian saffron does have company names and retail packs. The deeper brand problem is that Iran's origin, quality work and producer value can disappear when ... Read More...
Raw selling is a long-standing problem of Iranian saffron
Raw selling of Iranian saffron is a long-standing value-chain problem when the crop leaves the country in bulk with little traceability, processing or identity and ... Read More...
The beginning of saffron harvest and red gold festival in Bahabad Yazd
The saffron harvest in Bahabad, Yazd, was the setting for the city’s first provincial Red Gold Festival, created to introduce visitors and buyers to a ... Read More...
The beginning of red gold harvest in the desert of Iran
The “red gold” in this Iranian desert harvest is madder, known locally as ronas—not saffron and not rhubarb. Madder is a perennial dye crop whose ... Read More...
Cultivation of red gold in 57000 hectares of farms in Khorasan Razavi
The report of red-gold cultivation across 57000 hectares of Khorasan Razavi farms is a historical snapshot of Iran’s saffron heartland, not a current acreage estimate. ... Read More...
Ghainat of the land of Iranian red gold
Ghainat, more commonly written as Qaenat, is a saffron-growing region of South Khorasan where Iran’s “red gold” belongs to both the landscape and everyday life. ... Read More...
Saffron is the king of plants that have no king
The headline calls saffron the king of plants, yet the old market commentary beneath it asks why many growers remained financially vulnerable. A grower and ... Read More...
Quality of education for barberry and saffron in South Khorasan
Quality education for barberry and saffron in South Khorasan means practical, standardised training that follows each crop from the field to a saleable product. An ... Read More...
Cultivation of red gold (saffron) from Qazvin to Lebanon
A Qazvin training programme brought four Lebanese students into a practical saffron course, linking Iranian agricultural knowledge with cultivation in Lebanon. A practical saffron cultivation ... Read More...
Zagros residents lucky with red gold (saffron)
For farming communities along the Zagros, saffron’s red stigmas offered a high-value crop with relatively modest seasonal water needs. Saffron flowers being gathered in a ... Read More...