The exhibition aims at introducing women’s achievements in economic development and supporting domestic production, IRNA reported.
It also follows the goal of introducing empowered women and improving their self-confidence.
A workshop on training handicraft skills is to be held on the sidelines of the exhibition.
One of the characteristics of knowledge-based cities is entrepreneurship, said Mehdi Jamali, the mayor of the city of Yazd, adding that Yazd enjoys potentiality of being a pilot city for entrepreneurship.
Women’s market is to be established in different parts of the city, Jamali announced hoping the city of Yazd to become a model entrepreneurship city.
The exhibition includes 25 pavilions containing different handicrafts including, hand-woven carpets, Kilims, Jajims and termeh cloths as well as other types of handicrafts.
A number of 40 handicraft fields are active in the city of Yazd and more than 3,000 craftsmen and craftswomen are active in this industry.
Source: Tehran Times