Exports of handicrafts and carpets in the fourth program will reach $ 2 billion

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The bill establishing the Iranian Handicrafts Organization is on the agenda of the parliament, which, if approved, will take over all the affairs of the enterprise from the government, and tasks such as promotion and development, policy-making, and quantitative and qualitative promotion will be assigned to the government.
Abdolhamid Hajipour, head of the Handicrafts Organization of Iran, told reporters:
Referring to the development of a plan to outline the future of handicrafts in the Fourth Development Plan, he said: Achieving 10% employment growth and increasing the 3% share of handicrafts in GDP to 5% during the Fourth Plan is one of the goals of the plan. . » Hajijpour continued: According to the Ministry of Industries and Mines, the amount of handicraft exports during the first eight months of the year increased by 5.74 percent compared to the same period, and according to the customs, it increased by about 49.4 percent.
The export of handicrafts and carpets will reach $ 2 billion during the Fourth Development Plan, he said. Currently, carpets are not under the supervision of the Handicrafts Organization, and some experts believe that if the carpets are under the supervision of this organization, it is possible. It should overshadow the activities of handicrafts, while we believe that despite the accurate and appropriate expert work, the carpet should be under the supervision of the handicrafts organization.
Hajipour announced the agreement between the Handicrafts Organization and the Management and Planning Organization to increase the sales of industries in the domestic markets by 20% and to increase them by 40% in the foreign markets, saying: Exports of carpets and handicrafts are expected to reach 1.7 billion next year. It will reach a million dollars. Currently, the share of handicrafts in GDP is 3% and its employment rate is 5.2 million, he said, referring to $ 60 million worth of luggage trade last year and 50 percent of it to handicrafts.
Hajipour estimated the volume of global handicraft trade at $ 22 billion, saying that China and India account for the largest volume of handicraft exports in the world. He stated that the volume of world trade in precious stones is $ 300 billion and said: Currently, not much attention is paid to these types of stones in Iran.
Hajipour continued: The proposal to create a fund to support handicrafts with an initial capital of 100 billion rials has been given by the handicrafts organization to the management and planning organization, which if approved by the parliament, we will have appropriate growth in this sector.
He pointed out that Iran is the third largest exporter of carpets and handicrafts and the 23rd largest exporter of handicrafts in the world, adding: So far, due to the lack of necessary funds, the insurance of artisans has not been done.