Cultivation of saffron is a new source of income for Siahkal farmers
The director of Jihad Keshavarzi of Siahkal city said:
We hope that next year a large area of lands will be planted with saffron and a new source of income will be provided for farmers.
In this regard, Behzad Kouhestani said:
The promotion of saffron cultivation began in 2007 by the staff of Jihad Keshavarzi in Deilman and Pirkuh regions.
Kouhestani stated:
Jihad Keshavarzi has provided 1,200 kilograms of saffron onions to the farmers of Deilman and Pirkuh districts for free.
Director of Jihad Keshavarzi of Siahkal city, stating that planting each hectare of saffron will produce 3 kg of saffron, said:
This year, 3,200 square meters of agricultural land has been planted with saffron
by 140 farmers in Deilman and Pirkuh regions in small plots.
Kouhestani added:
We hope that next year a large area of land will be under saffron cultivation and a new source of income will be provided for farmers.
Siahkal city is one of the cities of Gilan province in northern Iran to the center of Siahkal city.
This city has 2 districts and 5 villages.
The original name of Siahkal was Si Kel, which means village next to the mountain, because Si means mountain cut and has a steep slope,
and the slope of Delfak towards Siahkal has a slope of more than 60 degrees,
and totally or totally means village, and their combination means Abadi builds a hillside with a steep slope.
This region was considered as the winter of Deilman in the past
and the people of Deilman region migrated to this area during the cold seasons.
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