$ 289 million worth of handicraft exports
The Deputy Minister of Handicrafts and Traditional Arts of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts announced the appreciation of the $ 289 million export of handicrafts last year.
Pouya Mahmoudian, attending the special program of the National Festival of Ethnic Culture of Aflak Network, referring to the presence of 27 provinces with different capabilities and capabilities in this festival, stated: The festival is at this level and nationally with these capabilities and scope for the first time in Lorestan will be held.
Regarding the handicrafts deputy’s plans to promote the industry, he said: Handicrafts have been planned from the beginning of the production chain to sales with a view to commercialization.
The Deputy Minister of Handicrafts and Traditional Arts of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts said that creating employment in the field of handicrafts is one of the goals of this ministry and added: One of the advantages of employment in handicrafts is the need for low capital to create sustainable business. The rest is business.
Mahmoudian mentioned the number of permanent bazaars for selling Lorestan handicrafts as four and emphasized: Certainly, this number of bazaars is not enough to sell the products of 52 handicrafts of the province, so creating handicrafts markets, e-commerce sites and promoting handicrafts with different tools and methods. It is a necessity.
He said that the main tasks of the Deputy Minister of Handicrafts and Traditional Arts are policy-making, support and supervision: As a government, we are obliged to facilitate business, create opportunities for employment and economic prosperity for the beneficiaries of this field, which amount to two million. People are included in the activity.
Mahmoudian added: In the commercialization plan, which was started with priority in 1397, in order to advance the networking plan, the entire production, training, promotion and sale of handicrafts has been considered.
The Deputy Minister of Handicrafts and Traditional Arts of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts estimated the amount of handicraft exports at $ 289 million, according to the country’s customs statistics, and said: This is while most of handicraft exports are in the form of suitcases, which is a way to measure It does not exist.
He considered the design of the Iranian House as one of the projects of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts in order to promote and sell handicrafts and specified: In this project, all handicrafts will be used as much as possible.
Emphasizing on moving towards the global registration of national cities, Mahmoudian said: Last year, Iran won the first place in the world in terms of registering cities and villages.
Regarding the registration of Boroujerd as the World City of Warsaw, he said: The presence of the servant and the expert team of the Ministry is to eliminate the shortcomings and corrective and complementary works in order to help the globalization of this city.
