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Producing 85¨C90 percent of the world¡¯s saffron, Iran remains the global leader and a benchmark setter for quality standards. Saffron cultivation is deeply embedded in rural traditions, particularly in Khorasan Razavi and South Khorasan, supporting the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of smallholder farmers and ensuring the transfer of generational knowledge. Photo: FAO / Faranak Bakhtiari