Perfect replacement for saffron pistachio
Due to limited water resources in the province, by changing cropping patterns, saffron addition to generating income, employment and exports, and therefore are a good alternative for pistachio farmers have welcomed the desert from this well.
According to the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), the desert region, the city of Zarand in Kerman province, rubber, Raver, Babak, Bardsir, texture, Sirjan, Bam, Rafsanjan and Kerman, Zarand prone saffron and in the meantime having the highest levels of culture Kerman has ranked first in the production of saffron.
“Saidi”, Head of Agricultural Jihad Organization of Kerman province said 500 hectares of agricultural land planted in 605 hectares of saffron and is due to be added to this area.
Head of Agricultural Jihad Organization of Kerman province said that so far more than 10 city of the province of the saffron action has continued growing season this year, the Persian date Mehr 92 is started and during this year, 2460 kg of saffron worth 123 billion recovery and is provided to the consumer market.
Saeedi create jobs in each cultivation period to 20 per ha says, adding saffron Considering that water demand is low, replace Kerman pistachio and has a good income.
He said 605 hectares due to increased planted area Saffron province for this purpose 3630 tons of saffron bulbs credited with £ 121 billion is needed.
Head of Agricultural Jihad Organization of Kerman province continues to be able to provide the necessary coordination with the private sector in cities onions are not needed, is done.
Saidi says our goal is to promote the cultivation of saffron in the province due to the drought, while creating jobs directly and indirectly created exchange technology and software and the use of saffron in countries such purposes.
He adds: quality saffron is produced in Kerman province and the culture and knowledge of farmers and the cultivation of flowers health benefits, can increase the field of culture and development in the province.
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Saidi says quick action, including facilities for the construction of saffron fields, classes on how to properly care in cultivation and harvest, special credits for the purchase of equipment fully mechanized drying is done at the provincial level.
But the director of the province’s growing and Agriculture Organization of doubling the acreage of saffron in the province reported.
“Mahmoud,” he added, according to need little saffron water, Kerman prone saffron and saffron bulbs because little water is needed, farmers in various parts of the province had tremendous support so that cultivation of this crop, the acreage of saffron in the province doubled this year increase.
He added that the acreage is 500 hectares of saffron in the province, says the amount of 160 hectares in the city of Zarand, 120 hectares in the city Kuhbanan, 70 hectares in the city tissue, 50 hectares in the city of Shahr-e Babak, 35 hectares in the city of Sirjan, 20 Kerman hectares, 14 hectares in Bardsir, 5 hectares in Raver, 14 ha and 12 ha in rubber cultivation is in the city of Rafsanjan.
Agricultural Manager Agriculture Organization of Kerman province said saffron crop yield per hectare is 15.6 kilograms per hectare of saffron is harvested jobs over a period of about 200 days.
Administrator Kerman Agricultural Jihad also pay special attention to the cultivation of saffron transforming the province’s economic well-being.
“Salvation,” says Kermani farmers for the cultivation of saffron well as being due to climatic and weather conditions of Kerman, planting and production of saffron in the province is vast and growing saffron, the valuable gold called red with products such as pistachios, walnuts and cumin transform the province’s agricultural economy.
Introduction to pests and diseases and harvesting of saffron in the fall and so far 136 farmers with scientific principles covered in this workshop are familiar saffron.
The origin of the red gold of the desert city of Zarand as having the highest level of Kerman saffron is cultivated first place.
Director of Agriculture city of Zarand says Dashtkhak 170 hectares of land in the area, saffron is cultivated Sorbonne and hotkan Zarand city and is forecast this year, about 800 kg of saffron is harvested from farms in the city.
“Ali Amiri” saffron-rich regions and municipalities Zarand city Dshtkhak, Srbnan, Jrjafk and hotkan saffron harvest as the average of four to five kilograms per hectare of land in the region, he said.
She said as saffron bulbs needs little water, farmers in the area of cultivation had tremendous support, as this acreage has increased 10 hectares of saffron in the city of Zarand.
Amiri continued employment saffron harvest in Zarand city is 12 thousand people daily.
Director of Agriculture city of Zarand says the city of Zarand, due to cold weather climates for growing barberry capacity as well.
According to ISNA, is expected this year allocated 605 hectares of farmland in the cultivation of saffron, which is important to realize that education planting and harvest and in case the water supply by farmers, the land transfer public lands and providing onion performed on-site.
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