Harvesting more than 5 kg of saffron per hectare from Sirjan farms
The director of Jihad Keshavarzi of the city said:
Sirjan city currently has about 50 hectares of saffron farms, most of which are located in the areas of Hamshahr.
Ahmad Masoudi announced this news:
since saffron has less water requirement than other products,
it has been known as a very suitable alternative in recent years and many areas of Sirjan city,
including Hamashahr, Balvard, Paris, Malek.
Abad and parts of the suburbs and Zeidabad are suitable for planting this crop in terms of climate and soil.
Masoudi stated that the time of planting this crop in Sirjan city is the second half of September
to the end of October and the time of harvesting it is from the second half of November to the beginning of December, said:
Sirjan city currently has about 50 hectares of saffron farms, most of which They are located in Homshahr areas.
He said:
By performing timely planting, holding and harvesting operations on the farm,
more than five kilograms of saffron can be harvested from each hectare of the farm, due to the suitable climate,
in the harvest years of the fourth, fifth and sixth years after planting.
The director of Jihad Keshavarzi of Sirjan city added:
Saffron, in addition to being a very suitable product for water-scarce areas such as Sirjan,
causes very good employment in the city and most of the labor force is used during planting and harvesting.
Masoudi said that planting this crop in the region has created direct and indirect employment of more than 10,000 people a day, noting:
Last year, 76 applicants for saffron planting were introduced to the Agricultural Bank to obtain facilities,
but unfortunately because time Planting of the previous crop did not succeed in obtaining the facility,
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