3 kilos of saffron are harvested from each hectare of Farahan city
Hassan Memarian on the sidelines of visiting the saffron harvest process said:
saffron cultivation as one of the low-expectation products in terms of water needs and high added value to increase the income
of farmers in the region in the priority of agricultural jihad programs in order to improve the planting pattern in the region Is Farahan.
Memarnia added:
which has officially started its work in the last four years,
and we are witnessing the harvest of three kilograms per hectare in the early years of planting.
He said:
the harvest of three kilograms of saffron from each hectare of cultivated lands will increase the city’s saffron production to 90 kilograms per year.
Memarnia stated:
it can also help the economic prosperity of the city.
The head of the governorate of Farahan city said:
Farahan city has decorated its lands with red gold for several years, with the beginning of November,
saffron harvest has started in the saffron fields of this city.
Farahan belonged to Hamedan in the first century AH and its native people were followers of Zoroastrianism.
Farahan had a pleasant climate during the Sassanid era and included 360 pieces of the village.

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