Beginning of saffron harvest in 3200 hectares of land in Mahvalat city
The director of Jihad Keshavarzi Mahvalat said: the saffron flower harvest has started from 3200 hectares of the city lands and it is predicted that about 11 tons of dry saffron will be harvested this year.
Ramazan Ali Ghasemi stated: Mahvalat city is the largest garden city of Khorasan Razavi and one of the products that has a special place in creating employment and economy is saffron.
The director of Mahvalat Agricultural Jihad stated: Mahvalat city, with 3,200 hectares of cultivated area, ranks fifth in Khorasan Razavi in ??terms of production and cultivated area, and the main saffron produced in this city is in Shadmehr.
He continued: it is predicted that if 11 weather conditions and natural factors do not cause problems in harvesting, about 11 tons of dry saffron will be harvested this year.
Ghasemi added: One of the most important measures of Mahvalat Agricultural Jihad management is organizing the flower market, creating two flower markets in Shadmehr city and Dogh Abad Mahvalat village, holding saffron workshops and using new cultivation and feeding methods, which have been welcomed by farmers.
The director of Jihad Keshavarzi Mahvalat noted: Farmers and dear people should note that before collecting and cleaning saffron flowers, be sure to trim your nails and wash your hands thoroughly and effectively with disinfectant liquid, and use gloves as soon as possible. Consumption is used to collect and clean, and since it has long been customary in families to clean saffron overnight and periodically, our recommendation is that in the current situation, first of all, to refrain from holding such periods, and certainly the distance Consider appropriate social and the use of masks.
Ghasemi pointed out that the coronary conditions this year have raised concerns for farmers and families about how to trust saffron flowers to clean people who are apparently healthy and do not have the disease, said: The only way to address this very important concern is to observe It is a complete health tip and so far no scientific research has said about the shelf life of the Corona virus on saffron, but drying saffron in special devices makes the viruses die faster because the temperature of the device in a few minutes to more than It reaches 70 degrees Celsius.
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