Unkind to Iranian red gold (saffron)
These days, many saffron men and women are harvesting saffron, hoping that this red gold can improve their lives, so the sun has not yet risen, they are present in the saffron fields and until late last night to separate the flowers. They try saffron flowers.
Kashmar city is one of the second largest producers of saffron in the province, and therefore in 2009 a whisper was heard about the establishment of a comprehensive saffron cooperative, although so far there is no news of significant activity of this cooperative.
Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture, Water and Natural Resources: We must play a leading role in the pricing of saffron.
The people’s representative of Kashmar city in the Islamic Consultative Assembly, stating that out of 220 tons of saffron produced in the world, more than 30 tons of it is produced and harvested in 3 cities of Bardaskan, Kashmar and Khalilabad, said: Saffron is an invigorating plant against cancer and strengthens the nerves.
Noting that proper packaging is the center of gravity of exports, he continued: Currently, the UAE sells saffron produced in the province at a higher price in its own name, while increasing domestic production and optimizing the quality of packaging is a general tendency. Increases consumers in the global market to use this Iranian product.
Emphasizing that the first step to develop saffron production is efficient management, the Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture, Water and Natural Resources considered saffron an economic product and added: With careful planning, Iran can produce 180 tons of saffron in the world. Pricing of this strategic product should play a leading role.
Referring to the cultivation of saffron in Afghanistan, India, etc., he added: We must establish our position in the world through universal and professional management.
Managing Director of Kashmar Saffron Cooperative: No credit has been allocated to Saffron Comprehensive Cooperative yet
The CEO of Kashmar Saffron Cooperative said: It has been more than two years that in order to fulfill Article 44 of the Constitution and reduce government ownership, the issue of establishing comprehensive agricultural cooperatives was emphasized and in 2009 the establishment of comprehensive saffron cooperative in Kashmar was seriously discussed. A number of activists in this field also became members to witness the further prosperity of this sector.
Shafi Nejad continued: After the establishment of this cooperative in 2009 and the membership of a number of saffron growers in the region, a comprehensive plan was designed, but a special line of credit has not been allocated for this cooperative yet.
He said that despite the efforts to obtain the facilities, the status of the allocation of these funds has not been determined yet, he said: The fact that each kilogram of this product has a million figure, can not be a solution.
Shafinejad added: In the scope of duties of cooperatives, programs included such as optimizing production, paying attention to product processing, shortening the hand of intermediaries, returning the added value of agricultural products to the farmer himself, but all these measures are not possible with 10,000 Tomans shares of cooperative members. It is not compatible with the multi-billion shares of agricultural exports, including saffron and pistachios.
He said: Support for these cooperatives should be colorful so that they can enter the economic arena in a comprehensive way, because not only the formation of cooperatives is important, but also the support of cooperatives in practice.
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