An online meeting was recently held between Prof. Mahmoud A. Sharafeldin, Convener of the VII International Symposium on Saffron Biology and Technology, which will be part of S10 – International Symposium on Medicinal, Aromatic Plants and Natural Colorants at the XXXII International Horticultural Congress (IHC2026), 23-28 August 2026, Kyoto, Japan (https://www.ishs.org/symposium/899), and Prof. Kourosh Vahdati, President of the Iranian Society for Horticultural Science (IrSHS).
The discussion focused on the roadmap outlined by the Deputy Director-General of FAO following Prof. Sharafeldin’s proposal to designate 19 September as the International Day of Saffron
This initiative aims to celebrate saffron’s global importance in science, culture, and sustainable agriculture.
