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According to the “Times”, doctor Abdullah Mlafylaby Tuesday in an interview with IRNA said Afghanistan and China, including drawers with things that saffron cultivation have increased in recent years and this can be a serious threat to our country’s exports be.
He said Afghan officials are trying to qualify for replacement planting saffron instead of poppy cultivation in the country to provide suitable areas.
Mlafylaby said new competitors saffron presence in international markets are seeking to acquire part of the world export market and this can be considered a serious threat to the monopoly of export of Iranian saffron.
He currency Vrbvdn, storage and easy transportation and income of the most important reasons for planting saffron from Iran’s rivals and said countries like China, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan and Turkey in the field have the capacity in this area enabled.
Mlafylaby medicinal properties is another reason for bringing more countries competing on planting the product is announced and said: This product Pharmaceutics and encourage competition is to increase the level of lay behind the crop.
** Competitors could undermine Iran’s position on the international market to provide
He emphasized that the threat of new competitors in these areas is serious and could undermine Iran’s position in international markets provide context. If we fail its position by offering a quality product at reasonable prices, keep its international commitments and act soon, we will lose our position.
His main advantage of cheap labor and new competitors for planting red gold, he said: competitors benefiting from the advantages they can gain some of the market Rghfran world.
Mlafylaby said, however, threaten our country in this area, but in the near future as China and countries such as Turkey, Azerbaijan and Morocco as well as threaten our countries will be considered.
Food Industry Research Institute faculty member said the three countries, Italy, Spain and Greece, have created a consortium for the production and trade of saffron to get a larger share of the market for this product.
** Saffron three to five percent of the world’s spice trade accounts
His share of the world’s saffron spice trade and said: Now red gold three to five percent of the world’s spice trade accounts.
Institute faculty member Food Sciences stated: Although now Production and planting saffron is in the hands of Iran Every country that saffron and cheaper prices Provide higher quality is definitely much more This product is allocated to the market.
Mlafylayy high labor costs as a The problems in this area, he Said in some years due to changes Could Vkhshksaly climate commitments We cover comprehensive action and this excuse
The presence of competitors in the export market is.
** Produce three tons of saffron in Afghanistan
Food Industry Research Institute faculty member pointed out that the Afghans are able to pursue this issue in the appropriate places to develop the cultivation of this plant said in Herat province is a major production plant in Afghanistan.
Mlafylaby said planting saffron Since 1997, the country started About five years, the festival will hold saffron farm.
He said Italy and the Netherlands onion This plant has been to Afghanistan Iranian saffron is of better quality than onions.
** Suitcase trade Saffron
His suitcase trade saffron and said: Considering that in this business, there is no control on product quality can cause problems for Iran as the world’s largest exporter of saffron created.
Mlafylaby said some people called their quality saffron Iran saffron and saffron stigma that can result in the loss of some customers to this product.
He pointed out that China’s industrial activity for the production has started, said the country seeks to multiply onion plant of Iran, which has not been provided to them.
Food Industry Research Institute faculty member continued: Spain Iranian saffron packaging and its licensees offer the European market.
Saffron is a perennial plant with dark Znbqyan onion. Iranian saffron in ancient medicine are hot and dry and the most important medicinal properties that existed since ancient times been used to treat depression.
Alzheimer’s treatment of other medicinal properties of this herb saffron and the ‘Safrvmd’ for the other antidepressants and the drug called ‘Safrvtyn’ will soon enter the market for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
Easy digestion of food, relieves pain, stimulates nerves, blood circulation and facilitate, strengthen and purify the liver, sedative and hypnotic, and the elimination of cough and bronchitis and other benefits and medicinal properties of saffron.
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