Harvesting 320 kg of saffron in East Azerbaijan province
The head of Jihad-e-Agriculture of Merant city said:
East Azerbaijan has a suitable climate for planting and producing saffron and this city
will become the center of saffron production and it is expected to produce 320 kg of saffron.
This year, we will take it to the market from this city and export it both inside and outside the country.
Jalal Rahimzadeh at the saffron harvest celebration ceremony in Bonab Jadid Marand told reporters:
in 11,000 hectares of agricultural lands of this city,
The head of the Jihad Organization in the special city of Marand,
noting that Islamic Iran accounts for 60% of the world production of this product and is the largest producer of saffron in the world, both in terms of quantity and quality, said:
Demand for agricultural products in the city One of the limiting factors of our city’s agricultural production is that in recent years,
with the support of the organization, the level of planting production has increased significantly,
which increases the income of many farmers in areas with severe water shortages and supply
this product through production. This product has been.
Rahimzadeh pointed out:
According to the forecasts of saffron production experts in Bonab Marand,
this year will increase by 15% compared to previous years.
Azerbaijan started harvesting saffron, especially from the new Marab Bonab farm.
Saffron was planted in the northeast of the country as one of the most valuable flowers in the world, and after that,
it was first planted and harvested in Bonab Jadid city of Maland province, East Azerbaijan province.
Marland produces more than 1000 kg of saffron annually.
Bonab Jadid is one of the cities of East Azerbaijan province, which is located in the middle of Maland city.
This city is located 10 km east of Marand and 72 km northwest of Tabriz.
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