Saffron is a good alternative to pistachios
Due to the dehydration problem in Jihad-e-Agriculture, the province is trying to replace high-quality products that require less water for products that require a lot of water.
The pomegranate city has a lot of pistachio gardens that require plenty of water, despite the dehydration problem. Agriculture Jihad The city is conducting classes on cultivating saffron in an effort to save water. In the same vein, we talked with the director of horticulture of the agricultural jihad in the city of Anar.
Alavi said that we are facing the problem of water scarcity and water quality in the city of Pomegranate
The agricultural land is under the cultivation of pistachios. The Agricultural Jihad Organization pursues a policy of replacing the cultivation of products that consume less water, while being plentiful and productive.
He added that the pomegranate jihad hosted 7-6 workshops on the cultivation of saffron and medicinal plants in the second year of cultivation followed by a crop replacement program. At present, we have 12 hectares of cultivated saffron, 8 hectares of which this year has reached economic efficiency and is relatively good harvest. Farmers will have no concerns about the sale of these products. There are companies and factories that correspond with us and want to buy all the saffron products at the farmer’s price. Iran is one of the largest exporters of saffron, and last year, farmers cultivating saffron said they did not have the opportunity to pack after drying. Applicants in bulk bought all our products at a good price.
The pistachio director of gardener Jahad-e-Agriculture said the pistachio is completely replaced with pistachio farming, which has a fairly normal condition, saying that pistachios would be completely closed and cultivate saffron. This is not economical. We are now using empty land and we try to persuade farmers to replace it. Saffron is a low-cost and high-quality product. Only the first year to pay for saffron onion is low. The cost of taking it is also low. The amount of water consumed by saffron with pistachio is not at all comparable, it consumes about one tenth of pistachios. Currently there is no complete replacement in the city of Anar due to water salinity. We should be able to enter water quality reform and water sweeteners so that we can direct all wells and pumps to the cultivation of grass and complete replacement.
source: kermaneno /ir
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