1200 hectares of Baladeh aqueduct lands under saffron cultivation
The head of the South Khorasan Agricultural Jihad Organization said: 1200 hectares of Baladeh aqueduct cultivation area is made up of saffron farms.
Gholamreza Ghousi, on the sidelines of the Minister of Jihad for Agriculture’s visit to the Baladeh Ferdows aqueduct, said: The number of Baladeh aqueducts in the past was 26, of which 16 are now left, of which 14 are active.
He stated: The total extracted water at one point of accumulation and depending on the situation of the year (wet or drought) its discharge is between 250-80 liters per second.
The head of Jihad Keshavarzi Organization said: the area under cultivation of Baladeh aqueduct is 400 hectares of pomegranate orchards (with 1550 pomegranate workers) and 1200 hectares of saffron farms (with 3000 saffron workers).
He pointed out: Baladeh aqueduct is one of the most advanced operating systems.
During the visit, the residents of Baladeh village told the minister about their problems, such as the seizure of agricultural lands by natural resources, the purchase price of pomegranates set by the Economic Council and the lack of an advanced irrigation system. Dad.
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