Annual harvest of more than 3 kg of saffron per hectare of land in the province

Hashim Naghibi, director of horticultural affairs of the Agricultural Jihad Agriculture Organization of Khorasan Razavi, regarding the level of medicinal plants in the province, stated that the cultivation of herbs in the province amounted to 19,500 hectares, the main part being cumin, which cultivated this The type of plant in terms of water and drought is the country’s first rank.
He continued: “In terms of the level of development of medicinal herbs, Khorasan Razavi has also ranked first in the country.
Director of Horticultural Affairs of Khorasan Razavi Jihad Agriculture Organization said about the type of cultivation of plants in the province: The main plants cultivated in the province include green cumin, herbs, fennel, flower mohammadi and peppermint and about 40 to 50 types of medicinal plants in the province. We are cultivated.
Against the export of medicinal herbs from the province, he also said that most of these herbs are exported to the world’s 50 countries as raw materials.
He said the irrigation rate of medicinal plants is different, in this part plants such as cumin, herb seeds and mudflowers are low water resistance or they can be sown in rainfed form, but other plants need higher water content. That’s why We cultivate them in smaller pieces.
Director of Horticultural Affairs of Khorasan Razavi Jihad Agriculture Organization said about cultivation of saffron in the province, said that the level of cultivation of saffron in the province was about 84 thousand hectares, which we also ranked first in this country.
Neigibi added: About 80% of the cultivation area of saffron is located in the province, and each year, considering the yield of fields, about 3.5 to 4 kg per hectare of saffron is harvested, which means that the average production of saffron is 280 to 300 tons per year.
He said about the damage done to the agricultural sector on the basis of rain, “We did not see any damage to agriculture in the past, but the main damage to us was due to the rain in May this year.