The status of women farmers in saffron of Ardebil province

The status of women farmers in saffron of Ardebil province

The report on the cultivation of saffron was started 10 years ago and the operation and exploitation of this industry in the province of Ardabil began in the year 87 and the progress has been made with the participation of various units of agriculture Jihad. .

“Most of the saffron cultivating sites are run by women, and have shown great potential for producing this product in Ardabil province,” he said, pointing out that farmer women have shown good cultivation for this product, he said.

The advisor to the director of the Jihad-e-Agriculture Organization for Women’s Affairs said that the production of saffron produced by Ardebil province could compete with other provinces, adding that the production of zucchini in Ardebil province is in competition with saffron quality, color and taste in the province of Khorasan.

Aghlabati said: “The product has been cultivated in Khalkhal, Ardabil, Garmi and Namin cities so far and has had the best yield, and so far, 15 hectares of land have been allocated for the cultivation of this product.

He added that the price of this product was 7 to 8 thousand tomans. So far, 40 farmers in the province have been active in the cultivation of this product, most of them women, and in women’s workplaces, Have used this entrepreneurial mindset to change the attitude of the women in the province

source: yjc /ir