Harvesting about 40 kg of saffron in Anar city
The director of Jihad Keshavarzi of Anar city announced the harvest of about 40 kg of saffron from 15 hectares of farms in this city.
Masoudi said:
in order to reduce the harvest of groundwater and planting alternative crops with low water requirements, this year with the efforts of farmers in the city, 40 kg of saffron was harvested from 15 hectares of farms.
He added:
According to the policies of the Ministry of Jihad Agriculture and the relevant organization,
regarding alternative crops and also despite the water crisis in the region,
saffron has been replaced by other agricultural products due to low water needs to reduce water harvest and increase farmers’ incomes. Be.
Masoudi pointed out:
in order to increase the information of farmers about saffron crop,
so far the experts of this management have held several training workshops in the city and support farmers in all fields.
Anar city is located on Tehran-Bandar Abbas highway.
The area of this city is about three thousand square kilometers and its population is about 40 thousand people.
Anar city is one of the ancient cities of Kerman province,
which is evidenced by the existence of many historical monuments.
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