Iranian saffron must be industrialized
The president of the Islamic Azad University of Torbat-e Heydarieh said: We must plant, harvest, process and package saffron products industrially, and then return to the domestic economic cycle by exporting a quality product, added value and the main profit from it.
Mohammad Ali Alizadeh, President of the Islamic Azad University of Torbat-e Heydarieh, added: Today, the country needs a knowledge-based economy to create a chain of potential capacities of each region and to provide value added and profitability, economy and livelihood and employment of that region.
He added: Despite the repeated emphasis of the Supreme Leader and the government on activities in the field of knowledge-based economy, the importance of this issue is still not clear to some and it is necessary to explain and explain this issue in various meetings.
Alizadeh, who is in charge of the scientific research group of the Supreme Basij Assembly of Torbat Heydariyeh, said about the potential capacities of this region: Torbat Heydariyeh has many potentials, the most important of which is red and white gold, ie saffron and silk, and today we see this region as the pole. Production of saffron in Iran and the world as well as the production of traditional silk in the world.
He said that the high capacity of saffron has not been used properly yet, adding: Our farmers in the region do not plant, harvest and package saffron industrially, and therefore the main added value of this product is visible in European countries.
The president of Torbat Heydariyeh Azad University pointed out: we must plant, harvest, process and package saffron products industrially, and then return to the domestic economic cycle by exporting a quality product, added value and the main profit from it.
The head of the working group of the Supreme Basij Assembly of Torbat-e Heydarieh said: For example, last year we collected 1000 kg of saffron leaves and we were able to take its essence in the field of knowledge-based economics and produce the best pigments, and this is a A small example of processing and return of value added, as if we can make the best use of the processing of this product in the fields of food production, medicine and other areas.
The Supreme Assembly of Torbat Heydariyeh continues its activities in the last few years by forming 6 scientific research groups, cultural and cyberspace, social, agricultural, economic and defense security with the approach of identifying injuries and using capacities in various fields of activity. he does.
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