Saffron, the Red Gold of Iran

Most seasonal workers wait for jobs that they can earn a living from. Afghan migrants, who can’t benefit from government allowance, are more likely to wait for such jobs to earn more.Depending on the season, the migrants will take jobs that are specific to that season, such as cleaning fur or wool, pistachios and saffron flowers. The best time for these workers is the Saffron season. With the start of the saffron harvest season in Khorasan Razavi, cleaning saffron flowers is more profitable. Most of the Afghan immigrants living in the Golshahr neighborhood of Mashhad buy the saffron flowers from brokers who prepare and distribute them from the markets of the surrounding cities, especially Torbat-e Heydarieh.Torbat-e Heydariyeh, with a cultivated area of 8,400 hectares, has accommodated many workers from the surrounding villages and cities such as Torbat-e Jam, Gonabad, Khaf, etc. hence the harvesting season will create jobs for 70,000 people. The average harvest of saffron in this region is four kilograms per hectare. Khorasan Razavi, with an 80% share of Iranian saffron production, is the center of saffron production in the world.

View of a saffron farm and flowers in full bloom before being collected.
An Iranian local woman collects saffron flowers on a farm. Saffron is a plant from the genus Iris and has many medical and nutritional properties and is considered the most expensive spice in the world. Iran is the largest producer of saffron in the world.
A female worker collects saffron flowers from the farm.
A female worker collects saffron flowers from the farm.
A man poses in front of the camera with a bucket of saffron flowers he has collected from the farm. Saffron is a plant from the genus Iris and has many medical and nutritional properties and is considered the most expensive spice in the world. This plant has a historical background and Iran is the largest producer of saffron in the world; An average of 200 tons of crop is harvested annually from 84,000 hectares of Iranian saffron farms.
Four young girls pose in front of the camera with buckets containing saffron flowers they have collected from the farm. Saffron is a plant from the genus Iris and has many medical and nutritional properties and is considered the most expensive spice in the world. This plant has a historical background and Iran is the largest producer of saffron in the world; An average of 200 tons of crop is harvested annually from 84,000 hectares of Iranian saffron farms.
An Iranian local girl collects saffron flowers. Saffron is a plant from the genus Iris and has many medical and nutritional properties and is considered the most expensive spice in the world. Iran is the largest producer of saffron in the world.
Several men and women are collecting saffron flowers in one of the farms of Torbat Heydarieh city of Khorasan Razavi province. Saffron is a plant from the genus Iris and has many medical and nutritional properties and is considered the most expensive spice in the world. This plant has a historical background and Iran is the largest producer of saffron in the world; An average of 200 tons of crop is harvested annually from 84,000 hectares of Iranian saffron farms.
Iranian locals collect Saffron flowers in buckets. Saffron is a plant from the genus Iris and has many medical and nutritional properties and is considered the most expensive spice in the world. Iran is the largest producer of saffron in the world.
Abbas Taji is a seasonal worker collecting saffron flowers.
Two Iranian women and a boy clean saffron. Saffron is a plant from the genus Iris and has many medical and nutritional properties and is considered the most expensive spice in the world. Iran is the largest producer of saffron in the world.
A man and his grandchildren are cleaning saffron in Torbat Heydarieh city of Khorasan Razavi province. Saffron is a plant from the genus Iris and has many medical and nutritional properties and is considered the most expensive spice in the world. This plant has a historical background and Iran is the largest producer of saffron in the world; An average of 200 tons of crop is harvested annually from 84,000 hectares of Iranian saffron farms.
A Boy is cleaning saffron flowers on an old and hand-woven carpet in Torbat-e Heydarieh. Saffron is a plant from the genus Iris and has many medical and nutritional properties and is considered the most expensive spice in the world. This plant has a historical background and Iran is the largest producer of saffron in the world; An average of 200 tons of crop is harvested annually from 84,000 hectares of Iranian saffron farms.
A broker man is pricing and trading in a saffron flower market.
Employees of a saffron production and processing company in Torbat Heydarieh city of Khorasan Razavi province are cleaning saffron flowers. Saffron is a plant from the genus Iris and has many medical and nutritional properties and is considered the most expensive spice in the world. This plant has a historical background and Iran is the largest producer of saffron in the world; An average of 200 tons of crop is harvested annually from 84,000 hectares of Iranian saffron farms.
A female worker experiment on purchased saffron samples to be sent to the saffron weighing department in a factory near Mashhad.
Iranian female factory workers clean saffron. Saffron is a plant from the genus Iris and has many medical and nutritional properties and is considered the most expensive spice in the world. Iran is the largest producer of saffron in the world.
Saffron packages for sale to the market and export outside Iran.
An Afghan immigrant family living on the outskirts of Mashhad cleaning saffron flowers.
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