Draft:Ardalan Ghilavizadeh
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Ardalan Ghilavizadeh (born 1983) is an Iranian-Australian agricultural expert, writer, and international consultant in the fields of greenhouse saffron cultivation and medicinal mushrooms. He is based in Adelaide, Australia.
Professional background
[edit]Ghilavizadeh is best known for his work in greenhouse saffron cultivation and as a consultant to over 100 mushroom and saffron farms in Iran. He was recognized as an exemplary agricultural instructor by the Technical and Vocational Training Organization of Tehran Province and served as a certification supervisor for mushroom factories in the same region (2015–2021).
He has also been involved in multiple international saffron greenhouse projects across Europe, the UAE, Slovakia, Turkey, India, South Africa, and the USA. In addition, he is the author and translator of over 15 books on agriculture, mushrooms, saffron, medicinal plants, and personal development.
Publications
[edit]Ghilavizadeh has written and translated various books that serve as educational resources for individuals interested in agricultural entrepreneurship, particularly in controlled environment farming.
References
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- ^ "AVF Lab and Indoor Saffron - Growing Speciality Products with Vertical Farming Technology". December 21, 2021.
- ^ Rawlinson, Richard (November 28, 2022). "Vertical saffron farm spices up UAE's agtech sector". AGBI.
- ^ "Sharjah's first Saffron farm project unveiled". gulftoday. November 17, 2022.
- ^ "BBC Audio | The Food Chain | Why is saffron so expensive?". www.bbc.com.
- ^ Reporter, Dhanusha Gokulan, Chief (November 27, 2022). "Vertical farming of rare agricultural produce takes root in UAE". Gulf News: Latest UAE news, Dubai news, Business, travel news, Dubai Gold rate, prayer time, cinema.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Saffron – Should we grow the most expensive spice in the world using CEA?". June 20, 2022.
- ^ "Iran: Growing saffron in a vertical installation". www.hortidaily.com. October 30, 2020.
- ^ "UAE: Sharjah's first Saffron farm project unveiled". www.verticalfarmdaily.com. November 17, 2022.
- ^ MacGillivray, Max (May 5, 2021). "Saffron Farming. The Answer for International Vertical Farming? Listen to Our Expert…".
- ^ https://justagriculture.in/files/magazine/2021/june/014%20Growing%20Saffron.pdf