The minister affirmed, Thursday, in Algiers, the endeavour of his sector to bring scientific research closer to the market by valuing its results.
During his supervision of an information day on “saffron cultivation” at the Higher National Agronomic School in El Harrach, the minister explained that “the linking between science and the market through valuing the results of scientific research permits the improvement of productivity,” highlighting that the adoption of this interdependence in the agricultural sector enables the raising of national stakes in the field.”
“This kind of effort would support national agriculture and strengthen some products that our country can specialise in producing,” he added.
The minister referenced the Scientific and Technical Research Centre for Arid Regions results on saffron cultivation to confirm that “this globally important product could become one of the sources of national income for hard currency by unifying the efforts of researchers and producers.”
The minister praised the efforts of scientific and technological research exploitation to promote saffron production, stating that “the expansion of the digitalization of scientific research and the rational valorization of its results in agricultural production, would achieve a significant improvement in wealth creation.”
For their part, the researchers emphasized on the need to value this type of spice and its products as one of the sustainable innovative sources for the development of high-value food products and introduced Algerian saffron in various forums.
The study of the Scientific and Technological Research Centre for Arid Regions showed «very satisfactory» results for the quality of Algerian saffron. The study identified 11 provinces with high production quality of this material with: Tlemcen, Batna, Djelfa, Béjaïa and Ghardaïa leading the way.