Problems of the Iranian saffron export market last year
In an interview published in November 2020, Ali Hosseini of Iran’s National Saffron Council described a difficult period for the Iranian saffron export market. His ... Read More...
Komijan saffron is ranked third in the markazi province of Iran
Komijan saffron was described as ranking third in Markazi Province in a historical local report that praised its quality but warned that weak packaging and ... Read More...
Saffron in Traditional Medicine: Claims and Human Evidence
Saffron has a long place in traditional Persian medicine, where it has been described through concepts such as temperament and combined with rosewater, honey and ... Read More...
Mafia is the scourge of saffron in Lorestan
The “saffron mafia” in Lorestan was the phrase a Khorramabad agricultural official used for buyers who paid growers a low farm-gate price and resold their ... Read More...
Experimental harvest of saffron in Shahin Dej
An experimental harvest of saffron in Shahin Dej was reported in 2020 after the crop was planted on two hectares near Yousef Kand village and ... Read More...
The therapeutic benefits of saffron far outweigh its material benefits
Iranian saffron benefits have been studied most seriously in mood, cognition and several cardiometabolic risk markers, while anticancer claims remain largely preclinical. That distinction matters: ... Read More...
Standardizing onions and saffron flowers are two important problems
Standardizing saffron onions and harvested flowers was identified as a priority for Iranian saffron when Alireza Kouchaki discussed gaps in corm trade, flower handling and ... Read More...
Cultivation of saffron in Eshtehard city of Karaj
Cultivation of saffron in Eshtehard, in the Karaj area, was reported at 15 hectares in 2020 as local farmers adapted to declining rainfall and tighter ... Read More...
Lack of conversion industries Iranian saffron remains unknown in the world
In a 2020 assessment of Khorasan Razavi agriculture, provincial officials argued that Iran’s strength in saffron cultivation was not being matched by processing, product development, ... Read More...
North Khorasan is the third largest producer of Iranian saffron
North Khorasan was described as Iran’s third-largest saffron-producing province in a November 2020 statement by Abdullah Yousefi, then head of the provincial Agricultural Jihad Organization. ... Read More...