Saffron production decreased by 30% this year
Manuchehri said in an interview with the reporter of the journalist’s club, pointing out that the increase in the crop production crop was compensated, said: “If the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad’s Agriculture Improvement Quality Improvement Program, which is a training program, is definitely going to see better production We will be in the coming years.
Referring to the per capita consumption of saffron in the country, he said: Saffron consumption is related to the fluctuations of the price of this product at the domestic and global levels and estimated between 25% and 30% of the consumption of this product in the country.
Referring to the plan for the future of this council to increase the yield of saffron, Saffron’s National Council Secretary said: “We will expand our outdoor advertising and implement an extensive plan to improve the quality of saffron for next year.”
Manouchehry also praised the FAO’s cooperation for quality improvement, adding that the FAO has spent more than $ 2 million on the plan proposed by the Saffron Council, which is currently being implemented at the Khorasan Razavi province.
At the end, Manouchehri pointed out that 23% increase in exports of saffron was noted: we hope that with the preparation of the national brand of saffron, exports of this product will increase significantly.
source: yjc /ir
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