Presenting a comprehensive model for increasing productivity in saffron industry: Before cultivation to customer

Saffron has an important role in Iranian non-oil export. This product has different known and unknown attributes. In recent years, Iran has spent great effort to declare this product to global markets. But, Iran is the greatest saffron producer in the world, the global markets is in authority of Spain and Iran has an unknown position in global markets. On the other hand, lack of attention to systematic cultivation of saffron leads to reduction quality levels, decreasing production rate and finally decreasing profitability in Iran. Also, poor distribution and marketing and lack of full declaring Iranian saffron, internationally lose a large portion of global markets and finally decreasing a significant portion of added value. In this project, tried to present a comprehensive model to improve production, promote the quality and optimal use of this product and also gain more portions of global markets and earn more added values. Therefore all phases from pre-planting, cultivation, maintenance, harvesting, processing, sorting, packaging, distributing and marketing are studied and then offering applied solutions to improve yield.