We do not have the leverage to prevent the improper cultivation of saffron
Mohammad Ali Farahmand Rad, deputy director of the organization and director of Jihad-e-Agriculture in Neyshabur, said: Saffron is one of the products that consumes less than other autumn products and has a higher added value. According to experts, it is cultivated in low water and dry areas, which is prone to some areas in Neishabour, but because we do not have the leverage to prevent its uncontrolled cultivation, its level is increasing throughout the country and certainly in the future. If we can not prepare the ground for more exports, its added value per unit area will decrease.
He added: Saffron price fluctuations are the most important problem that farmers face. Also, low yield per unit area is another problem. Fortunately, this year the Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture to support the reduction of saffron prices in the market. A villager has announced that in the cities of Torbat-e Jam and Mashhad, the Rural Cooperative Organization is ready to buy saffron from farmers at a reasonable price.
Farahmand Rad said: the price of saffron is a function of supply and demand and most importantly the issue of its export, no matter how much saffron is exported in a specific package or brand, its price will certainly not decrease significantly and in total the price Saffron is quantitatively determined in the country according to the amount of production in the market.
Although saffron exports in the first four months of this year increased by about 25 percent compared to last year, statistics show that the price of this product has decreased compared to last year and its trade has been done at the lowest price due to being bulk. It seems that what has not been paid much attention in the golden cycle of planning to supply the beautiful flower market of Zarparan, is the issue of its branding and attention to packaging and how to export saffron, on the other hand, neglect of cultivation and lack of centralized management has caused this There is concern that groups that expect to harvest gold from saffron planting; Do not harvest copper.
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