Why is Iran ranked 17th in saffron global trade?
Abdullah Hatamian, a member of the Committee on Agriculture, Water and Natural Resources, said: “The development of non-oil exports as one of the main components of the resistance economy and the shift away from oil-dependent economies should be emphasized.”
Abdullah Hatamian added that although Iran holds the world’s first rank in saffron production, it is ranked 17th in terms of global trade, such as lack of a systematic marketing system, lack of proper packaging and professionalism, lack of a proper pattern of saffron processing And the lack of precision in improving the quality of this product and the lack of segregation of production, processing, and trade sectors from one another are among the factors that have led Iran to appear weak in the global trade in saffron.
He added: “There is no doubt that a revision of the international trade of saffron should be established among the officials in order to directly import Iranian products into international markets, otherwise it would be the only first-rate production of saffron for a trap for Iran to neglect its global market.” .
Now, according to the words of the farmers, saffron custodians and the member of the Tenth Chamber of Agriculture, it is unfortunate that there is no specific and targeted strategy in the field of saffron, and now the authorities are among the first producers of this product that belongs to Iran. Which is likely to be out of Iran’s current possession in the near future, and the conditions for producing this product are similar to those of Iran’s global trade. By continuing such policies, it can be seen that the operation of the resistance economy model And the non-oil export boom remains at a slogan level.
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