Beginning of saffron harvest from Aran and Bidgol

Beginning of saffron harvest from Aran and Bidgol

According to the provincial youth club of Isfahan, Hussein Fattahi, the average harvest of saffron was two kilograms per hectare, adding that it is expected that about 50 kilograms of saffron will be harvested from the area of ​​the city’s farms.
He pointed out that cultivating saffron as one of the low-water and high-value products to increase farmers’ income in the region is considered as the priority of the agricultural Jihad management program of the city to modify the cultivation pattern.
He has twice watered the product over the course of a year, saying that each ha has about 30 stable and seasonal jobs.
Fattahi pointed out that at the present time the level of saffron in the city of Aran and Bidgol 25 hectares, stated: For saffron cultivation per hectare, about three and a half tons of saffron onion is needed to be prepared from similar climates of the climate. High efficiency.
He emphasized that saffron is considered as one of the country’s special products and due to its high price in export, it added: the relative advantage and importance of saffron in terms of production, cultivation area, employment, as well as The high income capability of this management has led it to increase its cultivation and production with the support of its organization.
Fattahi pointed out the low need for saffron to reduce water, which is the main limiting factor in the agricultural sector in the region. He noted that the cultivation and production of saffron annually has a significant increase and can boost the region’s economic prosperity and increase income Take away
Aran and Bidgol city in the northernmost point of Isfahan has 3,000 hectares of orchard and 11,000 hectares of agricultural land.

source: yjc /ir