45% reduction in saffron production in Rashtkhar city
The head of plant production of Rashtkhar Agricultural Jihad said:
This year, saffron production in city has decreased sharply and more than 45% of the production of this product has decreased
due to past cold and frost and continuous drought in city.
Mohammad Ebrahim Asadi said:
in the years before the drought, more than 18 tons of dry saffron was produced in this city, but with the continuation of drought and reduced rainfall,
saffron production has decreased in the second saffron production city of Khorasan Razavi province.
He added:
There are more than 5,300 hectares of saffron land in Rashtkhar city.
This year, saffron farmers have been able to earn only wages and the cost of irrigating their saffron fields.
In fact, saffron cultivation in this city has become uneconomical by reducing this production.
This expert on crop production of Jihad-e-Keshavarzi in city pointed out:
about 6 tons and 700 kg of saffron have been harvested from Rashtkhar farms and the price of this golden product
should be tripled due to the sharp decline in the province.
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