Iran ranked 1st in cultivation of Mohammadi flower, damask
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Iran ranked 1st in cultivation of Mohammadi flower, damask
Rose: Export of 5 million kg of extracts and essential oils abroad

According to the information center of the Ministry of
Jihad-Agriculture, quoted by IRNA, implementer of medicinal plants of the
Ministry of Jihad-Agriculture, on the necessity of processing medicinal plants
for added value, told: In the first nine months of this year, we exported about
5 million kg of extracts and essential oils of damask rose, Mohammadi flower,
abroad.

Mr. Hossein Zinli, also added that: Statistics show that in
the last two years we have produced more than 2500 medicinal products,
traditional medicine and natural medicine in the country. Implementer of
medicinal plants of the Ministry of Jihad-Agriculture, referring to Mohammadi
flower processing in Iran, told: The price of one kilogram of Mohammadi
essential oils in the world market is from € 5500 to € 12,000, which shows how
much added value added it has to the country if it is processed.

 He said that Iran had the
first place in the field of Mohammadi flower cultivation, and also mentioned
that: On average, about 870 to 2000 kg ​​of essential rose oil is produced
annually in the country, which according to the available capacities, it can be
increased in the future.

Source of the news: Public relations of the Ministry of
Jihad-Agriculture

Translated by: F.KH