Iran to Launch Chamber of Agricultural Guilds
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Central Organization of Rural Cooperatives (CORC) plans to establish the country’s first chamber of the agricultural guilds within the next few months.
Iranian Deputy Minister of Agriculture-Jihad Hossein Shirzad said that the decision was approved by country’s cabinet of ministers and the chamber will be launched by the next six months.
Shirzad, who is also the chairman of the Board of the CORC, said development of the chambers of the agricultural guilds will facilitate not only the legal affairs for the farmers but also boost the production, as well.
Referring to the identification and coding of more than 108 agricultural professions, based on the international standards, he confirmed that exemption of the CORC from the Act of Privatization could assume a revitalizing period accompanied by restructuring for the organization.
"Boosting the CORC’s capital, marketing the agricultural crops in the Iran mercantile Exchange (IME) for the first time including (Estameran date palm, tomato paste, milk powder and saffron) as well as the deflation control of tomato during the overproduction period are of the most economic achievements of CORC in the agro- marketing field," Shirzad added.
Noting that the majority of the tomato has been processed, packed in bulk and sold through the IME, Shirzad went on saying that the remaining aseptic packs of tomato paste will be sold in from 20th of Feb to 19th March, with a more confident marginal profit.
Controlling over the emerging markets of saffron by purchasing more than 74 tons of saffron by the CORC has protected small scale farmers against price fluctuation.
Meanwhile, by the meticulous monitoring of the credit units nationwide, the CORC has succeeded to close more than 1200 failed one, Shirzad implied, adding that currently there are only 14 credit cooperatives throughout the country.
"Modifying the Statute of the Iranian Rural Cooperative Fund and changing of its Board's members, employing the young and educated managers for the Human Resource Development (HRD) of the national unions, agreed-purchasing of more than 17 crops and regulating the horticultural markets (oranges and apples) for the Persian Iranian New Year, Norooz (starting from March,20) are the master projects of the CORC that has been successfully implemented," the Official said.
