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2024-12-11 18:07
Khuzestan village hosts saffron harvest festival
TEHRAN – An annual saffron harvest festival was held on Friday in the picturesque tourism village of Haji-Kamal, situated north of Khuzestan province.
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2024-11-18 16:10
Natanz, a hub of saffron in central Iran
Natanz county in the central province of Isfahan is known as the hub of saffron production in the region.
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2024-10-29 15:01
FAO, Iran foster innovation and technology to strengthen saffron industry
TEHRAN – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, inaugurated a project today, aiming to enhance the transparency, authenticity, and sustainability of food supply chains in Iran with a focus on the saffron industry.
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2024-07-03 14:28
Iran exports 25 tons of saffron in 2 months
TEHRAN - Iran has exported over 25 tons of saffron valued at $22 million to 37 countries in the first two months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20 – May 20), according to a senior official with the Agriculture Ministry.
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2024-05-12 15:12
Saffron exports at over $207m in year to March
TEHRAN - Head of the Study, Monitoring and Market Development Office of the Central Organization of Rural Cooperatives of Iran says 21 metric tons of Iranian saffron worth $207,786,281 were directly exported to 55 countries in the Iranian calendar year ending in late March.
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2024-05-07 14:55
FAO inks project on saffron authenticity in Iran
TEHRAN – The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has signed a project with the Ministry of Agriculture aimed at warranting access to safe and authentic saffron products.
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2023-12-30 08:50
Saffron harvest: a unique agritourism experience
TEHRAN – Saffron production in Iran is not not just an annual harvest; it’s a cultural celebration, a kind of feast, and an immersive journey into the heart of one of the world's most treasured spices.
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2023-12-09 16:58
Saffron harvest in Khuzestan
A woman is picking saffron flowers at a vast farm in Dezpart County, southwestern Khuzestan Province, on December 6.
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2023-10-29 15:33
Saffron, the red gold of Golestan
Farmers in the mountainous village of Vamenan in the northern Golestan province are picking saffron which is known as the red gold in the region.
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2023-10-27 17:13
Iran’s Shole Zard named world’s best pudding
TEHRAN – Iran’s Shole Zard has earned global recognition as the world’s best pudding, according to TasteAtlas — an international food guide website.
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2023-09-09 12:54
Iran’s saffron export increases 52%
TEHRAN- The value of Iran’s saffron export increased by 52 percent in the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-August 22) compared to the same period of time in the previous year, the spokesman of the International Relations and Trade Development Committee of Iran's House of Industry, Mining and Trade said.
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2023-08-19 11:54
Saffron export rises 70% in 4 months yr/yr
TEHRAN- The value of Iran’s saffron export increased by 70 percent in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-July 22) compared to the same period of time in the previous year, according to Gholamreza Miri, the chairman of Iranian Saffron Exporters and Sellers Union.
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2023-01-11 11:52
Iran’s annual saffron production rises 20%
TEHRAN – Saffron production in Iran has increased by 20 percent in the current crop year as compared to the previous year, Head of Iran's Union of Sellers and Exporters of saffron Gholamreza Miri said.
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2022-11-22 14:27
Harvesting saffron in Marand
Marand County, in the northwestern East Azarbaijan province, is one of the largest producers of saffron in Iran.
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2022-11-11 20:00
Lorestan has untapped potential in agritourism, deputy governor-general says
TEHRAN–Lorestan has a well of untapped talent, which, through proper strategies, can accelerate development in agritourism, the deputy governor-general of the western province has said.
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2022-02-20 18:40
Saffron inhibits growth of cancer cells: study
TEHRAN – Researchers at Birjand University have obtained significant and effective results from the extracts of saffron petals and threads cultured organically to prevent the growth of cancer cells.
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2022-02-16 09:43
Monthly saffron export down 63% on year
TEHRAN- Iran’s export of saffron fell 63 percent in the previous Iranian calendar month (ended on January 20), as compared to the same month of the past year, a board member of Iran’s National Saffron Council told ILNA.
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2021-12-14 21:16
Ground broken for national museum of ‘red gold’
TEHRAN – Construction of a long-awaited national museum of saffron officially began on Thursday with a ground-breaking ceremony in the northeastern Qaenat region which is famed for its ‘red gold’.
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2021-12-10 14:15
Saffron harvest in Khuzestan
A young girl is picking saffron flowers in a rural district in southwestern Khuzestan province, December 7. Iranian saffron is known as the “red gold”. Every year, the saffron harvest season begins in early November. Major saffron producers of Iran are located on the east side of the country. The country exported $60 million of saffron during the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-October 22).