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Annual harvest of more than 3 kg of saffron in Khorasan Razavi province

Director of Horticulture of Khorasan Razavi Agricultural Jihad Organization said: on average, about 3.5 to 4 kg of saffron is harvested per hectare, which is an average of 280 to 300 tons of saffron production per year.

Hashem Naghibi regarding the area under cultivation of medicinal plants in the province, said: The area under cultivation of medicinal plants in the province is 19 thousand and 500 hectares, the main part of which is related to cumin, which is the first in terms of irrigation and rainfed cultivation. We have appropriated the country.

He continued: Also, in terms of the level of development of medicinal plants, Khorasan Razavi is the first in the country.

Director of Horticulture of Khorasan Razavi Agricultural Jihad Organization regarding the type of plant cultivation in the province, said: The main plants that are cultivated in the province include cumin, syrup seed, fennel, rosemary and peppermint and about 40 to 50 types of medicinal plants in the province We are cultivated.

Regarding the export of medicinal plants from the province, Naqibi also stated: Most of these medicinal plants are exported to 50 countries in the form of raw products.

He said: The amount of irrigation of medicinal plants is different from each other, in this section, plants such as cumin, syrup seed and rosemary are water-deficient plants or it can be planted in the dry season, but other plants need higher water, so We grow them in smaller pieces.

Director of Horticulture of Khorasan Razavi Agricultural Jihad Organization regarding saffron cultivation in the province, noted: The amount of saffron cultivation in the province was about 84,000 hectares, in which we also won the first place in the country.

Naqibi added: about 80% of the saffron cultivation area is located in the province and according to the yield of the fields, about 3.5 to 4 kg per hectare of saffron is harvested annually, which is an average of 280 to 300 tons of saffron production per year.