Red gold within traditional culture

Red gold within traditional culture

Traditional planting and harvesting saffron, red gold production in South Khorasan is one of the major problems, as well as fluctuations in gold price rose most important concerns of the producers of this product is exported.

According to the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), South Khorasan area, South Khorasan with the history of 1,200 years of planting and harvesting, pioneer of Iranian saffron is produced. South Khorasan soil rich in minerals necessary for coloring and perfume saffron and saffron Wattage area because of the abundant material and Pikro Krusin Krusin in the world is unique.

Agricultural experts believe that the state of nature and climate, fragrance and essential oils South Khorasan saffron is unique. Saffron production in Iran 3000 years old and is a major center for growing this plant is desert and arid South Khorasan. Saffron cultivation in South Khorasan history dates back to 700 years ago. South Khorasan saffron second place in terms of production and in terms of quality ranks first in the country to be allocated.

This colorful and precious plant several years with no stems and onions and such action is in the desert soil, the red gold or gold desert is known.

Mehdi Mahgol, Undersecretary of Commerce, Trade and Development of Industry, Mine and Trade South Khorasan in an interview with ISNA, said the price of saffron in the market, and according to the agreement of the buyer and seller is determined.

Regarding the saffron are added are four levels of corporate, commercial, regional and national defined. To register as an association under the name of the saffron crocus at the regional level must be registered and it is essential that the Union is branded a number of years. Currently, South Khorasan saffron and regional trade are known.

Mahgol said that the National Council of National Saffron Saffron Saffron are registered in South Khorasan province, said the action by the Organization of Industry, Mine and Trade and activists of saffron will be done. Each unit has a special packaging for export saffron and a number of trademarks for granted.

Deputy Industry, Mine and Trade South Khorasan noted that South Khorasan saffron is exported to European countries and the Persian Gulf and Central Asia.

Vali pour motlagh Hashim, head of the Agriculture South Khorasan ISNA also said that this year’s forecast of 141 thousand 53 tons of saffron and 31 hectares of cultivation of this crop to be harvested in the figure to 93 years, seven increased. Saffron harvest in the second half of October, the beginning and will continue until early December. Currently, 35 thousand and 830 operators are active in the production of saffron in South Khorasan.

He granted land, licenses and packaging industries and processing facilities, facilities required for the construction of saffron fields to the applicants, provide the facilities required for the rejuvenation of saffron farms, workshops to enhance technical knowledge of farmers and provide technical publication saffron for farmers of South Khorasan Agricultural Policy to support farmers said.

But Motlagh said since the establishment of the capacity to produce 150 tons of saffron 29 of licenses and five license utilization with a production capacity of 60 tons of saffron was exported to South Khorasan.

Referring to the 700-year-old main center for growing saffron in South Khorasan the desert and arid areas of the province, said the plant is the largest acreage of 4346 hectares and produce 13 tons of Cain city and 700 kg of saffron.

Head of Agricultural Jihad Organization South Khorasan, recent droughts in 16 years, reducing the discharge of fields, reducing the quality of water resources, changes and fluctuations in the price of saffron problems of the province, he said.

Absolute Valipour Kahrood said the healthy onions and coarse, use of organic fertilizers such as manure and bio-fertilizers and sprayed with micro elements, timely and sufficient irrigation, weed and pest control and disease, especially saffron bulbs The most important thing is to increase the performance of this strategic product.

He said the fact that agriculture is considered healthy approach to product development in the field of organic fertilizers and bio saffron is considered.

Head of Agricultural Jihad Organization of South Khorasan continued to farmers to reduce microbial contamination, especially at harvest and post-harvest using standard containers and attention to health and development for promoting the saffron crop to dry up properly act.

Moses, Solomon, Director of Agriculture chorus in an interview with ISNA said that in the current farmer saffron is cultivated 2,700 hectares of agricultural land chorus, adding that the city of saffron cultivated area is in third place. The average fertility levels, about 3.5 to 4 kg of dry saffron is harvested from each hectare of land cultivated this.

Director of Agriculture chorus said: It is predicted that this year a total of about 10 tons of dry saffron of land to cultivate this crop to be harvested in the House. Harvest time in the House since mid-November, the beginning and lasts about 25 days. Saffron harvest in chorus to Mashhad and then exported to Arabic countries.

He said that last year 2,000 hectares of agricultural land in the city of Saffron has been cultivated, said that in this period of 8 tons of dried saffron harvest in this city.

Soleimani said a recent drought reduced the crop in the area is in the mountain villages of the city.

He pointed out that a drop in the price of saffron at the time of harvest, lack of processing and packaging in the city and water by tanker from the problems of the farmers.