Discover the land of Red Gold
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Farm workers only have ten days to pick the corollas that produce the most expensive spice in the world: saffron. Advancing in a field of mauve flowers in the heart of an altitude plain in northeastern Iran, they delicately pick them up, one by one. Each of these crocus flowers (variety Crocus sativus) contains only three or four red stigmas: filaments of saffron, a national treasure.
Because Iran produces 90% of the world's saffron, according to a study carried out by the FranceAgriMer Institute in 2013, it far dominates the market, followed by India, Greece, Morocco, Azerbaijan, 'Afghanistan and Spain. Province of Khorasan, provides a third of the world production of saffron, according to the study by FranceAgriMer.
During this trip, you will visit Safran Farms and one of the well-known Saffron factories where you will get familiar with its procedure of processing.
You will have meetings with members of Khorasan Razavi Saffron Association, directorate of an Iranian agriculture organization and the professors of agriculture faculty.
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