Employment of 400,000 people in Torbat Heydarieh Saffron Production
Ali Rostami, Governor Torbat Heydarieh, said at Saffron conference that one of the most important agricultural products in Torbat Heydarieh, which is ranked first in Iran and the world’s first rank, is saffron, and saffron production is one of the most important sources of employment and income of Torbat Heydarieh, because for About 400,000 people were busy during the planting process, and harvesting this product would create employment.
Governor Torbat Heydarieh added that while the average production of saffron in the province is four kilograms per hectare, this figure in Torbat Heydarieh is between 3 kg and 800-4 kg and 100 g per hectare, producing 32 tons of dry saffron per year. This is the case with the same figures in Zawawa, but in recent years, due to reduced atmospheric precipitation, we are seeing a decrease in production.
Referring to the fact that all saffron chains of production and exports should be seen and earn a profit from their share in the chain, he said: a consortium with a single management can promote the comprehensive promotion of this product in all areas of the economy We need
Rustami emphasized that while we are the saffron producer, we have the lowest consumption, therefore, high production is not the only factor in the success of the product, but we need to have management that manages the supply and the entirety, adding: Today we have not been able to export the product from the production chain to exports. We create a global worthwhile product in which both the share of the farmer and the share of those who package, those involved in the product processing and the exporters can be seen, so since we have not seen the benefits of this chain, we have not been able to produce Sustainable.
Torbat Heydarieh, Governor of Torbat-e-Heydarieh, said that to balance the production of saffron, we must pay particular attention to the turnover of the product. “For the stability of the chain, we do not have the choice not to increase the consumption capacity to manage supply and demand, while the rating First of all, saffron production in Iran is dedicated to Iran, which does not match the turnover of this product.
He pointed out that the largest unit of Saffron processing in the Middle East is in Torbat Heydariya, which we should try to set up, said: We need to manage the unit in the area of saffron, because the dispersion in the field of decision making and resolution has damaged the product. .
Rustami said that 94 percent of the world’s saffron is produced in Iran, but the turnover for this product is very low for farmers, he said: “Certainly saffron production in the country will increase with the use of technology, scientific and scientific methods that need today We have the scientific capacity to increase productivity.
Governor Torbat Heydarieh continued: “Of course, only high production in quantitative terms is not the key to success in promoting this product, but the proper management and attention to the supply and demand relationship and the formation of a single consortium that integrates the coalition, the synergy and interaction of all the actors in the field of saffron, from The farmer-producer, to the exporters and all the people who contribute to this chain, can create sustainability and increase the volume of turnover of this product in the world in order to see the healthy benefits of the collective benefits of each person in this chain.
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