58% growth of saffron cultivation area in Hamedan
Director of Horticulture of Hamedan Jihad-e-Agriculture Organization, referring to the 58% growth of saffron cultivation in the province, said: Saffron cultivation has increased from 33.8 hectares to 87.4 hectares in the last 10 years.
Hojjatullah Shahbazi, emphasizing that saffron is a very important plant, said: One of the main sources of this plant is Alvandeh slopes, so in 2016, the area of ??saffron cultivation in Hamadan province has grown significantly, and it is predicted a significant expansion in cultivation in the coming years. Have this product.
He added: Considering that saffron is a low-water plant and has a good income for the users, easy access facilities have been arranged for the applicants to cultivate this plant.
He stated that the production of saffron in Hamedan province has increased from 130 kg in 2007 to 270 kg in 2016, stating: The area under saffron cultivation has increased from 2900 hectares to 6877 hectares, which has a growth of 137 percent.
Director of Horticulture of Hamedan Jihad-e-Agriculture Organization, stating that the level of cultivation of medicinal plants has also jumped significantly, said: The production of medicinal plants in the last 10 years from 5975 tons to 16 thousand 771 tons, which has grown by 181 percent.
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