The standardization of Iranian saffron should be taken seriously
Professor of Agriculture Department of Ferdowsi University of Agriculture, said standardization of bulbs and bulbs of saffron is two important issues in Iranian saffron, said bulbs are not standard and they are sold in the form of flats. Flowers are also poured into boxes in vans. So our first priority is to organize saffron manufacturing.
According to Isna-Alireza Kuchakei, today at a roundtable entitled “With Iranian Saffron in World Areas” at the Faculty of Agriculture of Ferdowsi University, stated: “At the 5th International Saffron Symposium held in Morocco, 74 of the 15 countries of the world Iran had the largest number of participants with 25 participants.
“What we noticed at this symposium,” he continued, “is that it seems that saffron does not grow anywhere in the world except Iran. Saffron farms are not seen anywhere in the world as they exist in our country, so saffron is definitely an Iranian product. The next symposium will be held in Iran in 2018, and due to its saffron theme and health, we will attend the symposium on pharmaceutical and medical schools.
Professor of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University, pointed out that saffron is the most expensive consumable in the world and a plant that is cultivated in certain places, said: The total cultivar of saffron cultivation in Iran is different, and even in the fifth international saffron symposium in this regard Several different numbers have been mentioned, the Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture Ministry has announced that 350 tons of saffron has been produced in the past year.
There is a small amount of statistics on the cultivation of saffron, he added: “It is true that they say that Iran is a desert of statistics. We do not have any order, system, pattern, account, and book, and in saffron, we are.
He continued: “Until we find order and the system is not created, we will continue to have problems. Progress in order begins, and this issue does not exist in our country. Everyone is for the boss himself and decides that we can not sit together and decide together.
94 percent of the world’s saffron belongs to Iran
A small 94 percent of the world’s saffron belongs to Iran, saying that 5 percent of global trade is in saffron. At the global level, the profits from the general sale of saffron are one billion dollars, half of which is related to Iran, which is 500 million dollars of saffron in Iran.
The professor of agriculture at the Ferdowsi University College of Agriculture stated: “In the past 10 years, 40,000 hectares have been added to the level of saffron, but no increase has been achieved. Saffron is expected to reach 130,000 hectares in the next 10 years. Saffron is currently cultivated in 21 provinces, and officials have said that we want to reach a ceiling of 598 tons of saffron annually, which will not be possible with this speed.
He said: 148 thousand saffron farms are operating in Khorasan, whose income is more than 82 crops and gardens cultivated in Khorasan.
Saying that saffron is the most stable agricultural system from the perspective of economic, technical, cultural, and so on pillars, said: “No system in Iran is more stable than saffron.” This product is very productive in terms of water use efficiency and also creates a social and collaborative environment.
Professor of Agriculture Department at Ferdowsi University added: “Saffron grows at the same time as 77,000 jobs for 160,000 growers.” Saffron requires 220 hectares per year, 10% for cultivation, 25% for field maintenance and 64% for harvesting and separation.
He pointed out that technology was not in the saffron, he said: This is because saffron is a plant in developing countries, and if it were related to other countries, technology would expand, but in the near future, smart technologies would certainly It will happen because the new generation will not work on the farm. The cultivation in June was the only thing that was changing from traditional work and was cultivated in the past in September.
The professor of agriculture at the Ferdowsi University College in relation to other issues related to saffron said: The cultivar is growing rapidly. Climate change has raised issues and fluctuation is another of our problems.
Saffron should be recorded as a natural heritage
Pointing out that saffron fraud is a global issue, he said: “In this regard, we want to launch the Global Saffron Association. Our saffron does not have a pedigree and should move towards its identification. Saffron should also be recorded as a natural heritage. Kashmir did this but we have not been able to do this with this cultivar.
A small per capita consumption of saffron in Iran was declared at 1.5 grams a year, and noted that only 15 percent of the export of saffron was packed and the rest of the exports were in sack. 50 to 70 percent of saffron in the world is counterfeit and this fake can be triggered by increased saffron moisture content. Currently, 1,500 kinds of substances are known for saffron fraud.
He said: “Our work is to deal with issues rather than rationally looking at issues. All officials know this way of transferring and distributing flowers below the standard level.
The health benefits of saffron are far more profitable than its financial benefits
The health benefits of saffron are far more profitable than its financial benefits
Dr. Jalil Tavakol Afshar, director of the Faculty of Traditional Medicine of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, said: “The main benefits of saffron in medicine are its anticancer use. Since the year 1380, a lot of work has been done at the Bouali Faculty for a variety of cancers. The institute is currently marketing the first drug product of saffron as an antidepressant drug and also works on the production of anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer drugs.
He noted that the anti-cancer effect of saffron is due to cell death, the prevention of radical reactions, and so on. Due to the fact that cancer has a large population in the community, it is possible to work more on the anti-cancer effects of saffron.
Doctor Sahibi, an internal medicine specialist, said that the medicine has a variety of medicines, said the saffron is hot and dry. Dry matter is a disaster in a warm and dry season in a warm and dry climate, but hot and dry matter administration in the hot and cold zone will have more therapeutic effects.
He pointed out that saffron is used to treat depression, Alzheimer’s disease, cardiovascular disease, cancers, etc. “If these issues are considered in the therapeutic applications of saffron, the results of saffron in the health of the community will be far more More than saffron sales profits.
“Saffron consumption is different for different people,” Saffron said. Saffron, for example, is a stimulant for the nervous system, and consumes it in people who have bile-forming properties that makes them feel good.
source: isna /ir
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