Iranian saffron onion is smuggled
The Director General of the Greenhouse, Medicinal Plants and Mushroom Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture announced the withdrawal of saffron onions from the borders of the country and called for dealing with related organizations with the offenders.
According to the Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture, Seyyed Mohammad Kayai, arguing that saffron bulb is an illegal zhorm plasm of Iran, said that the offenders should be treated in a legal way.
He added: “We are dealing with the issue of the export of saffron onion with various devices, including the Headquarters for Combating Trafficking in Goods and Currency and Police, and we are pursuing it.”
Qayyy said: Since saffron bulbs in various forms may cross the eastern borders of the country, especially the border with Afghanistan, said that with the information provided by the country’s border guard, the organizations of Jihad Agriculture of South Khorasan and Razavi are to be trained To identify saffron onions to eastern border guards to prevent its illegal exit.
He said that, despite the fact that European countries such as Holland produce saffron onions and export to other countries, however, considering the unique taste and aroma of Iranian saffron, it seems that the major bulbs of saffron cultivated in Afghanistan are related To be Iran
The Director General of the Greenhouse, Medicinal Plants and Mushroom Department of Horticulture referred to the 35-38 percent tariffs of China and India for importing saffron from Iran and a zero percent tariff for importing saffron in Afghanistan. Some profitable people in the country pointed to saffron It is unofficially transmitted to Afghanistan and is then exported to the Afghan Saffron brand.
He continued: The Ministry of Agricultural Jihad also pursues this issue in order to be prevented by legal authorities.
Kaiyy acknowledged that China and India will be Iran’s target countries for export of saffron, and the Ministry of Agricultural Jihhad will consult with relevant organizations on reducing tariffs for these two countries.
The Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture Ministry of Horticulture has said: “There are no worries in this regard, and the conditions as they say are,” according to Mehr, while private sector activists and experts had warned the country about smuggling bulbs of saffron. It is not sensitive, because in a country like Afghanistan, saffron production can not be so economical and lucrative.
According to Mohammad Ali Tahmasebi, the country’s saffron land is now 95 thousand hectares, and this year it is expected to produce 360 tons of saffron.
The Deputy Minister of Agricultural Jihad, saying that the amount of gold production in Afghanistan has reached 3.5 tons, said: “Therefore, this country is not a rival for us.
source: mehrnews /com
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