Harvesting more than 3 tons of dry saffron in Yazd province
Horticulture director of Yazd Jihad Agricultural Organization:
Last year, the farmers of the province harvested three tons and 146 kg of dried saffron, which is an increase of 346 kg compared to 2009.
Akbar Sheikh Alishahi stated that the area under saffron cultivation last year was 909 hectares and said:
663 hectares are fertile and on average 4 kg per hectare and in some farms up to 6 kg were harvested.
Harvesting more than 3 tons of dry saffron In Yazd
He called the area of saffron cultivation in Bahabad city 418 hectares,
Abarkooh 112 hectares, Taft 109 hectares,
Bafgh 77 hectares and Mehriz 75 hectares and reminded that the lowest with eight hectares belongs to Yazd city.
The director of horticulture of Jihad Agricultural Organization, pointing out that in each hectare of saffron farms,
there is a field for direct employment of one person, clarified:
saffron produced in the province is of high quality due to climatic
conditions and suitable soil and Yazd is among the provinces producing this The product is in sixth place.
Sheikh Alishahi continued:
Saffron is one of the less water-loving plants with a seven-year yield,
and in order to regain its yield, the plant onion must be replaced after seven years.
He stated that more than four thousand farming families are active in saffron production, he said:
the time of cultivation of this plant is September and the harvest will begin in the second half of November
in some areas of the province and until the end, according to the weather conditions. December continues.
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