548 kg of saffron was harvested from agricultural lands of Hamedan
The director of horticultural affairs of the Jihad Agricultural Organization of Hamedan province.
Hojjatullah Shahbazi explained the situation of saffron cultivation in province in front of reporters on Monday afternoon and said:
Saffron cultivation in province started in 2004.
The director of horticulture affairs of the Jihad Agricultural Organization of Hamedan province said:
In 2004, the area under cultivation of this crop in province was 16 hectares,
which has reached 161 hectares with the increase of the area under cultivation in the latest statistics.
Shahbazi, pointing out that saffron production in Hamedan has reached 548 kg this year; He stated:
According to the latest studies, Malayer city with 73 hectares and 261 kg of saffron has the highest level of saffron cultivation in Hamedan province.
He stated that Razan city with 65 kg of annual saffron production and Bahar city with 52 kg of saffron production
are in the second and third place of saffron cultivation in the province, adding:
the average yield of saffron cultivation per hectare in province is 4 kg and higher. It is the average country.
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