Prediction of harvesting 10 tons of saffron from Khalilabad farms
More than 10 tons of saffron should be harvested from 4300 hectares of Khalilabad farms, she said: Due to the decrease in saffron prices this year, farmers were not interested in building new saffron farms.
Mahmoud Shaban, director of Khalilabad Agricultural Jihad, announced the start of saffron harvest from Khalilabad farms and said: saffron harvest has started from 4300 hectares of saffron farms in Khalilabad city.
He said that it is expected that about 10 tons of saffron will be harvested from this area, noting that each hectare of saffron had about 220 working days for the stage and needs to be harvested, and the maximum workforce is in the flower harvest season.
The director of Khalilabad Agricultural Jihad emphasized that farmers did not want to build new saffron farms due to the decrease in saffron prices this year, and specified: Necessary measures to prevent saffron prices from falling below the market floor price in order to prevent losses Supply and demand have been considered in cooperation with the Rural Cooperative Organization.
He also continued: After receiving a letter of introduction from the management of Jihad Keshavarzi, farmers can deliver their saffron produced this year to the saffron shopping center in the Rural Cooperative Organization.
The shepherd pointed out that due to the outbreak of Corona virus, saffron growers must use masks and gloves to harvest flowers and remove stigmas, acknowledged: observe a distance of 1.5 meters for workers, observe social distance, wash and disinfect hands It is necessary to remove the stigma before and after harvest.
He also concluded by stating that after harvesting saffron flowers, farmers should irrigate in time and use urea and potassium chloride fertilizers according to the experts of Jihad Keshavarzi, he said: in the process of weeding and weeding. Saffron farms and foliar spraying with a variety of chemical fertilizers and micronutrients should pay special attention.
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