Harvesting saffron from 6300 hectares of Rashtkhar farms
Saffron harvest has started in 6300 hectares of Rashtkhar farms the average per hectare is 2.3 kg in this city.
Seyed Mahmoud Azami, director of Rashtkhar Agricultural Jihad, said:
Saffron harvesting has started from more than 6300 hectares of farms in Rashtkhar city.
He further pointed out that more than 1650 hectares of this area are under cultivation in the threshold of this, he said:
each hectare of saffron provides employment for about five people directly and indirectly.
Azami further reminded:
the harvest of saffron in Rashtkhar will start in mid-October and will continue until the end of December.
The director of Rashtkhar Agricultural Jihad, referring to the sensitivity of the saffron harvest season in the current situation, said:
Activities related to the harvest, such as preparation,
drying and packaging of saffron due to the type of work,
require a large manpower and with Considering the short time frame and high work pressure,
some of these measures are carried out in closed environments,
and the observance of health protocols to prevent the spread of the epidemic of Coronavirus should be considered by farmers and dear citizens,
especially in the current situation.
He also informed about the presentation of the hygienic method of harvesting by Jihad Keshavarzi to the saffron growers and said:
We hope that considering all the existing conditions,
the discussion of coronary heart disease will be accompanied by good management of people and farmers in this season.
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