Quality of saffron in Lorestan is better than Khorasan
Lorestan has unique climate diversity with its fertile lands and favorable climatic conditions.
According to the latest data, the area of agricultural lands of the province is 713 thousand and 658 hectares, of which 199 thousand and 616 hectares are allocated to blue grounds and 514 thousand and 42 hectares are allocated to rain forests.
Lorestan is weather and climate in a four seasons province with diverse climates, this variation from the north to the south and from the east to the west is quite tangible. In winter, when snow and colic continues in northern Lorestan, the southern parts It has air conditioning and rain.
This feature has led to the livestock production in Lorestan province, the ability to cultivate a variety of products, and saffron is one of these products that, in recent years, has resulted in experimental and extensive cultivation of results for researchers and planters. Is.
Lorestan province has the highest unemployment rate in the country, but if officials pay attention to saffron cultivation in the province, it can be somewhat effective in the employment debate.
“The most important problem of saffron was not the sale of this product, because the Jihad Organization of Agriculture province, the product Do not buy saffron.
He added: Due to the lack of suitable packaging facilities, saffron produced by farmers in Lorestan is sold to Mashhad and is exported to other parts of the province’s brand.
Juddka said: “Saffron is a better place for Mashhad’s saffron in terms of essential oil, taste and smell.”
He no longer had problems with the farmers’ petty farmers, and he knew that he had picked up saffron and said: “Agricultural Jihad has not done anything to support him.”
One more Lorestan saffron did not have its own problems. It was a good shopping mall and lack of support from some officials from farmers.
* Saffron production in Lorestan is higher than average in the country
Head of Jihad-e-Agriculture Organization of Lorestan Province in Khorramabad said: “Lorestan’s climate conditions have made this province one of the provinces where cultivation of saffron is compatible.
Ishaq Taheri Moghaddam said that cultivation of saffron has been cultivated in the past in Middle Zagros (Lorestan), adding: According to experts and works that have been available in Lorestan for a long time, the province has been cultivated in the distant past of this province.
He said that now 70 hectares of land in Lorestan have been cultivated saffron said: the production of saffron in Lorestan per hectare is 2.5 to 3 kilograms, which is 1.5 kilograms in the country.
Taheri Moghaddam pointed out that the amount of saffron production in water crops in Lorestan is between six and seven kilograms per hectare, which is an average of three to four kilograms.
He said that cultivation of saffron in Lorestan has been expanding, and the Agricultural Jihad Organization has grown from those who want to grow this product in terms of facilities, saying that the procurement of onions has already been purchased from Mashhad Centenas, but we will soon become self-sufficient. And they will support their scallions.
The head of Jihad-e-Agriculture Organization of Lorestan said that there are no brands for saffron in Lorestan so far, said that the cultivation has expanded over the past two years, and so far two licenses for conversion have been issued.
He added that the Agricultural Jihad is prepared to provide training to the saffron of Lorestan.
* Saffron cultivation started in Lorestan in year 76
“Saffron in Lorestan is a nursing crop that was cultivated experimentally in Lorestan in the years of 76 and 77 and adapted to the Lorestan climate,” said the Horticultural Director of Lorestan Agricultural Jihad Agriculture Organization in Khorramabad.
Behrouz Baharvand added: “The majority of Lorestan populations live in villages that can affect the occupation and income of villagers if the cultivation of this product occurs at the level of these villages.”
He reminded: Last year, more than 130 kilograms of saffron were harvested in Lorestan.
Baharwand said: This product is higher due to the difference in height of Lorestan from the sea level.
He called on all officials to support the Jahad-e-Agriculture Organization in the area of payment of facilities for saffron in Lorestan.
Director of Horticulture of the Jihad-e-Agriculture Organization of Lorestan said: “It is planned that for every two thousand square meters of cultivation of saffron three to four million tomans will be given to farmers.
He added that cultivation of saffron is cultivated twice a year in spring and June and in summer and September.
Baharwand noted: this product needs water once or twice a year and has been flooding several times a year.
He added that during the past two years a number of subsidized saffron has been paid, which we hope the government will support the farmers of Lorestan.
Baharvand reminded: cultivation of saffron in all Lorestan, especially Khorramabad, Kohdasht, Poldokhtar, Chagni, Choghlvandi, Doroud, Boroujerd and … is compatible.
The cultivation of saffron is a ship that has been welcomed by poor and low-income families in the province so far.
* Saffron is cultivated in two hectares of Duroud lands
According to the head of the Jihad-e-Agriculture Department of Dorood, said: “Saffron has been planted in more than two hectares of Dorod district.
Gholamreza Hashemi regarding saffron cultivated land in Dorood, said: “In total, more than 2 hectares of cultivated land in the city of Doroud is dedicated to saffron, which begins to be harvested in the autumn.
Head of the Department of Agriculture Jihad-e-Doroud said: “Given that the climate of Dorood is suitable for planting saffron, last year more than 10 kg of saffron was taken from the fields of this city.
Hashemi noted: Saffron is one of the best cultivated products in poorly populated areas in slopes and low water areas, which is beneficial for farmers, because saffron does not require much water.
“But in lands on fertile and water-rich plains, it’s not very economical compared to other common crops in the area,” he added.
* Saffron cultivation is the basis for sustainable employment in the agricultural sector
Director of the Agricultural Jihad Department of Azna said: Saffron has been cultivated in small farms in size of 1,000, 1,000 and 500 meters and two thousand meters since the last two years, although the product is specially designed for the third and fourth years. , But the product obtained in the second year was a fragrant and quality sample that is an indication of the proper field for this cultivation.
Nabi Hadavand paid attention to seed subsidies, provided high-quality onions from reputable centers, as well as training courses by agricultural experts, including Jihad-e-Agriculture services for saffron farmers, and the incidence of cultivation of this product contributes to sustainable employment in the agricultural sector and generates revenue. Economic for farmers.
Hadavand referred to the Azna region in two areas under sugar beet and irrigation under the pressure of the national sample, and said: In addition to these two areas, the cultivation of cold wheat, healthy crop production, bean cultivation and industries The change is the first place in the province.
It is hoped that the authorities will support Lorestan saffron in order to overcome the unemployment problem in Lorestan.
source: yjc /ir
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