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20% increase in saffron harvest in Mehriz city

The head of the Mehriz Agricultural Jihad Plant Production Department announced
a 20% increase in saffron harvests in the farms of this city.

Bahram Haghighat said:
about 50 hectares of lands in this city

He added:
greater than 250 kg of crop may be harvested
from this location under cultivation this 12 months,

The head of Mehriz Agricultural Jihad Production Department said:
with its vast agricultural lands, is one of the active agricultural hubs of Yazd province.

Haghighat added:
increasing water-less crops such as saffron in this city
is one of the priorities of agricultural jihad.

Haghighat continued:
Supporting saffron farmers by providing a letter of introduction to receive
facilities as well as technical advice
to them is one of the services of this management to farmers.

Mehriz is a city of history and nature, an ancient land with pristine nature in Yazd province.

This city, whose old name was Mehrgerd and then Mehrgerdgerd and now,
was built by the order of Mehr Negar, daughter of Anoushirvan.

Mehriz, with its mirages, snow-capped peaks, temperate and desert climate
on the edge of the desert, as well as being located next
to the Tehran-Bandar Abbas transit road
, has a high capacity for tourism development.

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