Mechanized cultivation of saffron for the first time in Chaharmahal
Deputy Minister of Plant Production Improvement of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Agricultural Jihad Organization announced
the mechanized cultivation of saffron for the first time in the province and said:
this year, for the first time, 50 hectares of farms in this province have been mechanized cultivation of saffron onions.
Quoting the public relations of the Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Jihad-e-Agriculture Organization, Hamidreza Danesh said:
Deputy Minister of Plant Production Improvement of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Agricultural Jihad Organization added:
At present, the area under saffron cultivation in the province is 200 hectares;
He announced the yield of this product as 5 kg per hectare and stated:
Danesh, referring to the severe reduction of water resources and changing the pattern of cultivation in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, reminded:
One of the policies of the Jihad Agriculture Organization is to change the pattern of cultivation and use
the cultivation of crops with low water consumption.
Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province is one of the provinces of Iran.
The capital of this province is Shahrekord.
With an area of 16,421 square kilometers, one percent of the total area of Iran, this province is the 22nd largest province in terms of size.
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