INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN The Deputy Minister of Handicrafts has said, We are assembling a rescue plan for handicrafts sector to cover various areas
particularly in financial field.Maryam Jalali-Dehkordi told IRNA that the rescue strategy includes numerous chapters for completing the
worth chain of Persian handicrafts
We began corresponding with different agencies
We hope the strategy can increase merging of all firms to materialize eight-percent development, increase jobs and exports in line with
National Handicrafts Document.She called Caspian Sea littoral states and Persian Gulf nations as Irans primary goals for exports.Stressing
that this year has been called as Year of Investment in Production, she called handicrafts as the most crucial cultural item
Since, it covers identity, economy, society and social cohesion, she added.According to management authorities, handicrafts are the blue
ocean of company and there aspire customers for them, she said.Implementation of this project depends on convergence in the Cabinet, she
added.She continued, We are likewise going over banking centers in the High Employment Council and hope that they will become functional in
the near future.Regarding the quality of handicraft items, she stated: We require to create a market, conduct market research, and in fact
draw customers.We have artisans, industrialists and merchants
The project is to boost the handicrafts market.Available data put together by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts,
Irans yearly handicraft exports presently stand at about $250 million, with an extra $250 million in casual luggage exports
The global market for handicrafts is valued at $770 billion, highlighting a considerable chance for growth.Currently, a selection of 13
cities and 3 villages in Iran have been signed up by the World Council of Handicrafts as world cities of handicrafts.KD
This short article first appeared/also appeared in Tehran Times
