95% of saffron harvest in Iran is done manually

95% of saffron harvest in Iran is done manually The Deputy Minister of Jihad for Agriculture, stating that Iranian saffron needs a modern market, said: In 95% of the areas under saffron cultivation, the crop is harvested manually. Hossein Shirzad said: Last year, with the purposeful intervention of the Central Organization of Rural Cooperatives of Iran, [...]