saffron

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  • saffron export 2025-05-09 15:08

    Iran’s annual saffron export stands at $184.7m

    TEHRAN- Iran exported 214,300 tons of saffron worth $184.7 million in the past Iranian calendar year 1403 (ended on March 20), according to an official with the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA).

  • Khuzestan village hosts saffron harvest festival 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.

  • Natanz, a hub of saffron in central Iran 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.

  • FAO, Iran foster innovation and technology to strengthen saffron industry 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.

  • saffron 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.

  • saffron 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.

  • FAO inks project on saffron authenticity in Iran   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.

  • Saffron harvest: a unique agritourism experience 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.

  • Saffron harvest in Khuzestan 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.

  • Saffron, the red gold of Golestan    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.

  • Iran’s Shole Zard named world’s best pudding 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.

  • saffron 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.

  • saffron 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.

  • saffron 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.

  • Harvesting saffron in Marand 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.

  • Lorestan has untapped potential in agritourism, deputy governor-general says 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.

  • Saffron inhibits growth of cancer cells: study 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.

  • Saffron 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.