Iranian Saffron

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Iranian Saffron

• The Case Study of
• The Islamic Republic of Iran
• Presented to the Workshop on
• FAO-EC regional seminar on rural development and
  agricultural and food quality linked to
  geographical origin in Asia
• 811 June 2009
• Imperial Queens Park, Bangkok
•                                                

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Iranian Saffron

• Introduction
• History
• Saffron originates in the old state of Mede
• Used in the Achaemenian Age
• Exported to Roman Empire in the Parthian Era
• A common product During the Sassanid Dynasty
• Taken to Spain during the Muslims conquest
• Later taken to Walden region in England

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Iranian Saffron

• Saffron caltivation
• Area, production and yield
• Area increased from 5,530 ha. in 1983 to 53,180
  ha. in 2003, (by 12 times)
• Production grew from 18.5 tons in 1983 to 180
  tons in 2002
• Yield improved from 3.35 kg\ha. to 4.19 kg\ha
• Different grades of saffron
• Effects of natural and human factors in the
  cultivation environment

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Iranian Saffron

• Economic Importance
• Global trade in saffronThe statistics of Iranian
  saffron exports, according to the Customs
  Organization of Iran, are shown (values are in
  millions of dollars)
• Main Markets
• Regional markets Persian Gulf countries,
  including United Arab Emirates, Kuwait,Saudi
  Arabia, Qatar, etc.
• European markets Spain, Italy, France,
  Switzerland, Sweden, Germany, the U.K.,
• Other markets The USA, Canada, Argentina,
  Taiwan, Japan, etc.

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Iranian Saffron

• National standard ISO standard
• ISIRI 259 ISIRI 5689
• ISO 3632
• Organizations supervising standardization and
  quality of saffron
• ISIRI
• FDCL
• TPO
• Judiciary authorities

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Iranian Saffron

• Regulations and agreements pertaining to
  geographic indicationin IRAN
• Trademarks Act passed in 1925
• Accession to Paris Convention in 1959, and to
  its complementary treatise in 1998
• Accession to Madrid Agreement and Madrid
  Protocol in 2004
• Decree on the Specification of Origin approved
  by the Government in January of 2005
• Accession to Lisbon Convention in the process
• An action plan in the agenda of the parliament
  for the Protection of Geographical Originality
• Legal instruments being developed for the
  Protection of Indigenous Knowledge and Genetic
  Resources
• A special committee set up to review the
  regulations of WIPO as a model and
• recommend sufficient legislation to fill possible
  legal gaps in geographical indication

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Iranian Saffron

• Problem
• Although Iran is the first producer of saffron in
  the world ,she is not the main country that
  determines the fate of saffron. Over 80 percent
  of Iranian red gold is re-exported from main
  so- called international ,leading world producers
  with their brands name. Even some other
  neighboring countries mix Iranian saffron with
  their own products and export it.
• Solution
• Small packaging
• Control of smuggling
• Geographical Indication

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