Saffron production increased by 45% in Mahallat city
The director of Jihad Keshavarzi Mahallat said:
saffron production in this city has increased by 45% in the current crop year and 175 kg of red gold
Ahmad Reza Jafari added:
The area under saffron cultivation this year is 35 hectares in the neighborhoods and this amount of saffron
He said:
114 agricultural operators are working in saffron neighborhoods and each hectare of saffron cultivation
area has created employment for 10 people.
The director of Jihad Keshavarzi Mahallat explained:
Harvesting and separating this product from flowers will create indirect employment for 350 people.
Jafari emphasized:
Observing the harvest time of saffron before sunrise is an important
factor in the quality of this expensive product.
Mahallat is located in the south of Markazi province with a population of 55,000
The city has 2,600 farmers and is known as the center of flower, plant and stone production in the country.
Mahallat is located in the southwest of Tehran and at a distance of 262 km and is one of the cities of Markazi province which is located in the southeast between 33 degrees and 54 minutes north latitude and 50 degrees and 27 minutes east longitude.
on the south by Isfahan and Golpayegan, on the west by Khomein and Arak, and on the east by Delijan.
The area of this city is 37.2079 square kilometers, equal to 1.7 percent of the total province with a relative density of 21 people and its height above sea level is 1820.
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