Significant increase in saffron planting in Minoodasht city
Tasnim news agency said: “By providing the necessary training to farmers, the cultivation of saffron in the Minoodasht city has doubled and exports of this product have increased.
Mahmud son of a son in a conversation with the tasnim correspondent in Minoodasht said: “The income of farmers in saffron in Minoodasht city has increased since the cultivation of this exported product has increased.
He added that farmers in Minoodasht this year harvested more than 20 kilograms of saffron from their 4 hectares cultivating their saffron cultivars, earning nearly 200 million tomans.
The chairman of the Agricultural Jihad in Minoodasht stated that the villagers in Minoodasht mountainous areas welcomed the cultivation of saffron in their fields and increased their cultivation twice.
He added that last year, 2 hectares of cultivated land were cultivated in the villages of Chenashk, Dozin, Chamani, Ten Chenar and Ghafeh of Minoodashteh. This year this level has reached 4 hectares.
The head of agriculture Jihad added: “Given that saffron is a plant that is at a height above 1200 meters above sea level, and the altitude of the mountain villages of Minoodasht is about 1300 meters, planting this plant is appropriate in this area.
He added: Saffron leaves are slightly higher in Minoodasht heights and the quality of the product is better than saffron, which is obtained in Khorasan province, and the short time is one of the benefits of this product and can be harvested at the end of September and 35 days later.
The boy said holding workshops for farmers and providing seed for them, including agricultural Jihad programs to develop the cultivation of this product.
source: tasnimnews /com
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