Iranian saffron Afghan new security
Although more than 90 percent of the world’s saffron is produced in Iran, half of our exports to countries such as the UAE and Spain is determined. The Afghans are other robbers were Iranian saffron, saffron bulbs because Iran’s eastern neighbor is illegal.
As far as the head of Iran’s Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee’s action as a threat to Iranian saffron, but the head of the Trade Commission of the Chamber of Commerce Industry, Mines and Agriculture Mashhad says that because of the extent of the border and prevent smuggling of traffic over the border and prevent smuggling can not be Other product has no effect because trafficking is enough saffron bulbs.
According to ISNA, Iranian saffron to 45 countries last year 126 tons were exported, almost half of which is then exported to countries like Spain and the UAE again to those countries and destination countries were sent packing.
The high cost of transporting small saffron exports and exporters prefer not to accept the costs. According to Hosseini, a member of the National Assembly if 10 kg of saffron crocus is issued in small packaging weighs more than 300 kilograms, according to the type of packaging.
cradle of saffron is caused profit-seekers, saffron bulbs to Afghanistan for trafficking send the continuation of this new rival to Iran’s red gold.
It is too late
Mohammad Hossein R., head of the Trade Commission of the Chamber of Commerce Industry, Mines and Agriculture Mashhad in the matter told ISNA: Send saffron bulbs to Afghanistan is quite smuggling and illegal border crossing but because of the extent of the borders can not be prevented. It does not prevent the smuggling of this product is now no longer enough, because saffron bulbs have been smuggled.
He said Afghan saffron crocus quality Iran does not observe the principles of hygiene in its production, but this product on the international market to market enters and destroys the market.
Roxanne said the only way to combat this problem, identification of Iranian saffron and export of Iranian saffron brand.
Also Shams Ali Hadizadeh teacher, president of the Iranian Chamber of Agriculture of the Commission in this regard to ISNA said the main problem is the export and saffron specific standards for export and adapt to customer tastes are not met.
He added that the private sector with government support should invest in the processing industry and export regulations in the agricultural sector should be defined in a way to know how much is in each five-year term complications and is considered the government awards and incentives, export .
According to teacher Hadizadeh lack of stable exports in the agricultural sector, the main problem of the sector. However, compliance with sanitary requirements in the production of saffron crocus promise that the market situation will improve in the near future.
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