Dr Shahab Nikman, the managing director of Mana Naqsh Heritage Institute for Art & Culture, attended as the guest expert in the "Rahyaft" live talk radio programme of the Eghtesad Radio on Thursday, February 16, 2017. In this programme, he talked about the "Investigation of the Situation of Iran Handicrafts in the Global Markets". Dr Bahman Namvar Motlagh, the deputy of Traditional Arts and Handicrafts of the Organization of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism, was also one of the on-the-phone guests of this programme.
In this Radio Programme, Nikman discussed and analyzed important issues including "The value and position of traditional arts and handicrafts of Iran inside and outside the country", "Presenting a proposed model to value works of traditional arts and crafts", "The high entrepreneurial capacity in the field of handicrafts", "The need to revitalize the practical role of handicrafts in everyday life", "Existing economic barriers for the artists and activists in the field of handicrafts, including importing similar goods, especially from China", and "the difficulties of exporting".
The "Rahyaft" is a live talk radio programme that considers the latest significant economic issues and problems of the day, invites the experts, specialists, officials, and those responsible for the relevant field, and analyzes and reviews their scientific and operational solutions in relation to the considered field.