Ambassador of Norway, guests saffron farmers of Khorasan in Iran
Norway’s ambassador to the village in South Khorasan province in the women’s Ark Khoosf functions arranged flowers of Saffron.
According to Fars News Agency Iran’s economy, Odyssey morning Nvrhym the Norwegian ambassador in Iran at the start of his visit to the city Khoosf with saffron farm in the village of arches in the city Khoosf participate in harvesting saffron and saffron breakfast was visiting the village Ark.
Iran produces about 300 tons of saffron crocus 92 percent of the world supply.
Cultivation of saffron in Iran’s history dates back to more than three thousand years, the plant has a reputation for expensive when the red gold, is to act in desert and arid.
It is very difficult to manufacture expensive plants, so as to obtain any one kilogram of dried saffron should be harvested about 170 thousand flowers Must work 40 hours and saffron harvest takes place before dawn. Despite producing 92 percent of the world’s saffron which is mainly played in Khorasan
Saffron because of the taste, color and aroma of many applications in food, pharmaceutical and chemical and due to limitations in world culture is one of the most expensive agricultural products.
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