35 kg of saffron is produced in West Azerbaijan province
Regarding the amount of saffron cultivated area in West Azerbaijan, Ismail Karimzadeh said.
He continued by stating that the cost of constructing one hectare of saffron is 300 million Rials,
in one or two rounds and about 10 million Rials plus harvest costs. Which will vary depending on the amount of products.
Referring to the way of buying and selling saffron in the province, he clarified:
Jihad Keshavarzi has no involvement in buying and selling saffron products and its producers directly supply the product.
The director general of West Azerbaijan Agricultural Jihad reminded about the quality of saffron produced in the province:
considering that the amount of saffron production in the province is low.
He stated that saffron plants and onions have pests:
a type of bee that uses saffron flowers and rodents that use saffron onions are pests of saffron in this region
and considering that saffron onions are mainly from Khorasan.
Karimzadeh stated that except for the saffron stigma and cream, the use of other parts of this plant is not common, he said:
of 100 meters to 1,000 meters and according to statistics Saffron cultivation is growing in the province.
Referring to the goal of large-scale cultivation of saffron in West Azerbaijan, he said:
Currently, the development of this product is in the range of compatibility and if approved,
This plant will be one of the promising species for development in the province and effective in preserving and reviving Lake Urmia.
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