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Forecast of production of 1500 kg of red gold in Yazd province

The head of the Jihad Agricultural Organization of Yazd province, referring to the beginning of the red gold harvest season in this province, predicted that 1,500 kilograms of saffron would be harvested from the fields of Yazd this year.

Seyed Jamal Sajjadipour said in this regard: 420 hectares of the province’s fields are under saffron cultivation, and Bahabad city, with 265 hectares, has the largest share in the province’s saffron production.

Referring to the fact that Yazd is the seventh largest producer of saffron in the country, he said: Saffron in Yazd province has a relatively high quality and due to the fact that it is a low-water crop, 50 hectares of agricultural lands in the province in the province. adds.

Sajjadipour, noting that 4.5 kg of saffron is harvested from each hectare of agricultural land in the province, reminded: Saffron harvesting is a difficult task, but nevertheless, 4,000 people in the province are currently engaged in saffron production and harvesting.