Supply of saffron in the stock market solves red gold problems
The director of horticulture affairs of Khorasan Razavi Agricultural Jihad Organization said: with the supply of saffron in the stock market, transparency in the supply of this product will take place and this will be a guarantee for buyers and producers.
Mohammad Reza Ghodsi stated: The supply of saffron in the stock market causes transparency in prices, providing quality products and guarantees for buyers and producers. The stock exchange has announced its readiness to accept saffron, considering the special conditions, but unfortunately, the acceptance of the producers is low.
He continued by stating that last year a small amount of saffron was offered in 5, 10, and 15 kg shipments on the stock exchange: this amount is limited due to the volume of saffron produced in the province, which should be increased and for this purpose we are trying to Let’s increase this amount of culture among the villagers.
The director of horticulture affairs of Khorasan Razavi Agricultural Jihad Organization pointed to the transparency of prices, guarantee for producers and buyers, product quality and shortening of traders’ hands from the market as the advantages of offering saffron in the stock market. They offer concessions in the stock market, but this plan was not implemented due to lack of funding.
He added: in order to create a culture of saffron supply in the stock market, meetings will be held with farmers in different cities, and in these meetings, stock brokers will provide the necessary information to producers.
Pointing out that the supply of saffron in the stock market requires the creation of the necessary infrastructure, Ghodsi said: The saffron offered in the saffron market must have the necessary quality, for which arrangements have been made.
The director of horticulture of Khorasan Razavi Jihad Agricultural Organization pointed to the implementation of a joint project between Jihad Agricultural Organization, Agricultural Bank and UNIDO and stated: UNIDO intends to implement a 4-year project with a credit of $ 2 million with the aim of creating sustainable agriculture and prevention Implement the saffron education project from the migration of villagers to cities. This year, this project was carried out with 17 experts in 13 cities of the province, in which farmers were trained in the steps of planting, holding and harvesting crops.
Ghodsi said: In addition to training, experts collect statistical information related to the climatic, geographical and demographic conditions of the city and provide it to the organization. The project is funded by UNIDO. The Agricultural Jihad Organization has been cooperating with UNIDO since 1992 as a shareholder. This project has also been implemented jointly and its level of implementation will be wider in the coming years.
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