Beginning of saffron harvest from 5.6 hectares in Miandoab city
The director of Jihad Keshavarzi of Miandoab city said: this year, about 27 kg of this crop was harvested from 5.6 hectares of lands under saffron cultivation in this city.
Ali Dianti, referring to the creation of employment for 21 people directly in the field of saffron production in this city, added: The development of saffron cultivation with appropriate productivity can lead to economic prosperity and job creation in the agricultural sector of this region.
He added that most of the water needs of the saffron plant are met by rain and snow, because the irrigation of this crop does not interfere with other crops and gardens, and due to reduced rainfall and the need to change the cultivation pattern to achieve the goals. Urmia Lake Rehabilitation Headquarters, saffron cultivation as one of the best alternative crops is one of the priorities of agricultural jihad.
Director of Miandoab Agricultural Jihad, stating that the cultivation and promotion of water-deficient plants is one of the important priorities of the agricultural jihad in this city, added: Development of medicinal plants such as saffron and construction of gardens with low water needs such as pistachios can be sustainable Production, increasing farmers’ incomes and economic prosperity of the agricultural sector of this city are very important.
Miandoab has 82,000 hectares of agricultural land, of which 12,610 hectares are orchards and the rest are agricultural lands; Apples and grapes are the main garden products and wheat, barley, sugar beet and alfalfa are the most important agricultural products of this city.
Saffron, which is known as red gold, in addition to its good profitability for farmers, can open other processing and complementary industries related to West Azerbaijan and on the other hand reduce the province’s agricultural dependence on water resources.
Cultivation of saffron as a new and unfamiliar product for the farmers of the province needs the support and guidance of experts in this field, and the authorities should identify the leading farmers and increase the field to expand the area of ??saffron cultivation.
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