Saffron harvest was carried out in Gilan
According to the reporter of the governorates of the young journalists club in Rasht, Deputy Director of Plant Production Improvement at the Agricultural Jihad in Guilan, it is expected that this year 33 kg of saffron worth about 300 million rials will be taken in Gilan.
Habib Jahanzar said that 130 Gilani households cultivated saffron in 11 hectares of mountainous land in Gilan.
Deputy Minister for Plant Improvements in Gilan Agricultural Jihad, said that cultivation of saffron has grown by 10% this year, pointing to last year’s cultivation of 8 hectares of gilan land in saffron.
Referring to the fact that cultivation of saffron began in the year 87 with the aim of generating income for farmers in Gilan, he added: “The plan identifies mountainous areas at altitudes of about 300 meters from the sea level and cultivates them in saffron.
The cultivator emphasized: Saffron is cultivated in the mountainous areas of Rudsar, Amlash, Sinalak, Talesh, Rudbar and Rezvanshir.
source: yjc /ir
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