Agricultural tourism boosts saffron production in Khorasan Razavi
An ecologist and water resources expert said:
If we work only on saffron production, we can earn an income that comes from the saffron economy. Also, if we have a brand for our saffron produced and sold in the world the income from it is enough for the country and we don’t even need to sell oil.
Regarding the attraction of tourists through agriculture in Khorasan-e-Razavi, Sina Farshchin said: “The agricultural system can have a very positive effect on attracting tourists to the country and attract them.”
He added:
Including agricultural products that can have a great impact on attracting tourists And for agriculture to be profitable and provide favorable conditions for the environment, saffron cultivation.
The total saffron used and consumed in the world is 500 tons per year About 350 tons of it is produced in Khorasan province in Iran.
The ecologist and water resources expert explained:
In the 1 month and a half that saffron flowers grow, we can have a lot of tourists; Because it creates a unique beauty;
Therefore, one month of the year can be spent in areas where there is a shortage of water And the people of those areas are suffering from a number of economic problems And they need to attract tourists during the growth of Mohammadi flowers or saffron flowers in their fields.
Farshchin continued:
If the average harvest of saffron in Khorasan province, which is 3.5 kg per hectare Reaching four kilograms, it can boost the production of saffron and provide the saffron needed by the world. In this regard, we need to promote, inform and encourage farmers so that we can It fully supplied the amount of saffron needed by the world.
In fact, we in Khorasan province can provide the consumption of the whole world in small quantities And we produce saffron qualitatively, which is not produced anywhere in the world.
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