Cultivation of white saffron in West Azerbaijan in Iran
An entrepreneurial lady from West Azerbaijan said: White saffron produced in West Azerbaijan province needs branding.
Ziba Habibi, a 35-year-old woman, a plant science graduate, said she killed her job And the promotion of saffron since 1990 with a credit of 10 million Tomans in a land area 1,500 square meters in the city of Takab, Reiterated:
Currently due to increased attention to cultivation We are trying to cultivate low-water crops by developing and promoting saffron cultivation Increase this product in the province.
He pointed out that last year with the construction of a greenhouse with an area of 1000 square meters in Urmia We have also cultivated the greenhouses of this product, he noted:
Currently in this greenhouse for 500 people direct face And indirectly job creation.
This entrepreneurial lady, the income from this work He described the return on investment as “good” and said:
With the support of provincial officials in the field of branding, Innovation, marketing and informing farmers can be the product Saffron of the province, which has a high quality due to the quality of the soil in the region Introduce the world and break the monopoly of saffron production in Mashhad.
Habibi stated that it is time to harvest saffron It is in the months of October and November and averages every 1000 meters Half a kilo to one kilo of saffron will be harvested, he said:
Saffron is a low-water product that saves 78% on water production.
Habibi pointed out that native saffron grows in Urmia itself:
Nowruz Goli or white saffron of Urmia plain And the autumn saffron of the car with the name of Gol Hasrat in the Marmisho and Qasmalvi region of Urmia Indicates the genetic origin of this type of plant in the region Therefore, by cultivating this native saffron in the region, a low-yield and high-yielding crop can be mass-grown.
The entrepreneur continued:
Unfortunately, due to the lack of awareness of farmers in the province And the lack of support for this product has not been noticed And it has led to the cultivation of waterlogged crops such as beets and grapes in the province.
Habibi noted:
With the support of the government and branding of products, the province can be the native saffron And exported ordinary saffron grown in the province to Turkey and Iraq And through this product to global markets And export Europe, which wants Iranian saffron.
Nowruz is a flower that is also called “Soghan Goli” The plant is a white and purple car That you go to the mountains. The roots are glandular and needle-like and have 6 petals, the flags of which are yellow and number more than 10. It is very similar to saffron, and some call it “wild saffron.”
Also, sorghum or the flower of regret is cold Grass; Their flowers are stemless and resemble saffron flowers that bloom in autumn. And they are called autumn saffron or meadow; Their fruit is a three-horned shroud Which arrives in the spring, when the leaves appear.
Ginger grows in temperate and humid places. The onion sinks to a depth of 25 to 30 cm And in the fall, six white or purple flowers emerge.
Mourning flowers have long been used as an effective anti-gout remedy And it is still used today. In the past, most of its tincture was used, and today its industrial drugs are marketed.
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