The sixth National Congress on Medicinal Plants was held by National Network of Research and Technology in Medicinal Plants, in Adineh Cultural-Educational Complex, for two days. This congress was regarding agriculture and natural resources, basic sciences, medicine, pharmacy and veterinary as well as industry and economy.
Isfahan’s Medicinal Plants Market was established for the first time in Iran in 2008, with the area of about 4000 square meter and over thirty billion rial of investment
The 6th National Congress on Medicinal Plants will be held by National Network of Research and Technology on Medicinal Plants on May 9th and 10th, 2017 in Tehran.
The director of Medicinal Plants Department of Iran’s Ministry of Agriculture Jihad indicated that there is a project to establish five export terminals for these products.
The first startup weekend on medicinal plants will be held on March 8th and 9th in Islamic Azad University of Shahr-e Kord in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province.
Medicinal plants are 8 % and they are exempt from value-added tax. Their export too, is exempt from charges and taxes. However, they require a permit from Plant Protection Organization or any other organization which determines buyers.
The very first technical idea show on “Business and Entrepreneurship in Medicinal Plants” has been held by Medicinal Plants’ Development Center of Yazd academic center for education, culture and research (ACECR) with the collaboration of Technology Commercialization Organization and Graduates Occupation of ACECR of this province.
Iran is capable of making 10 to 20 billion dollars from trading medicinal palnts.
Theoretical and practical workshop on Isolation and Purification of Active Principle Component from the Leaf of Olea europaeae L., was held in National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, on Wednesday February 8th, 2017.
The latest issue of the scientic and research journal of “Agriculture and Technology of Saffron” was published by the University of Torbat e Heydarieh. There are 5 papers concerning saffron in this journal.