Fear of Chinese in Khorasan saffron!
Senior Advisor to the National Council of Saffron said: I’m afraid that one day in the alleyways of Chinese Khorasan saffron face a third of the price.
According to ISNA in Khorasan, Behzad Sadeghi said that foreign countries can not tolerate Iranian saffron profitability and definitely this plant was in danger that is required Interior Ministry special attention to it.
He criticized the moratorium on the implementation of the master plan Dill said the plan to sustain it took four years to prepare and plan now stalled and officials concerned that such a delay to come to Iran Chinese saffron.
Sadeghi concerned saffron production in areas where sufficient water benefits, said if all of Iran’s saffron production will come Khorasanians aliment what happened? North Western Provinces and enough rain to grow, and of their products, and we need this intercession of our country.
He continued: If the global markets Khorasan saffron is used and the drought continued to put pressure on the province, task saffron farmers who dry their subterranean and can not do anything else, what?
Senior Advisor to the National Council of the saffron crocus to come that gradually opens to the world, said today applicant Iranian saffron.
Saffron is the best alternative to oil
Sadeghi said that the saffron two to three times more revenue from oil, said oil revenues at a time when our country is to follow the saffron can be the best alternative to oil.
He said that saffron-border exchange technology, the $ 400 million equivalent to all non-oil exports of the province, said that while the country all the same one billion dollar oil collection and saffron attention is not given.
Sadeghi of saffron water efficiency as one of the unique features of this product range and added, due to severe drought in 15 years and the drought in the next two decades, according to international bodies thirst of saffron can be 0.03 liters per second is eliminated and the minimum amount of water for earning a family of five will be enough to save them from migrating to cities.
The Ministry of Interior should take steps in this regard.
Senior Advisor to the National Council of saffron with the existence of more than 80 thousand hectares of saffron in the province of Khorasan, said the land managed by 160 thousand farmers that they directly depend on the saffron, the addition of about 100 to 200 thousand people involved in the distribution of saffron and saffron can be said that a population of about one million people in the two provinces of runs.
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