Cold billion in damages to farmers

Cold billion in damages to farmers

Ahmad Nader said the damage to the sharp drop in temperature in early December, to 700 hectares of saffron fields, especially in the area has come Shadmehr.
He said: Due to climatic conditions, harvesting of saffron in the city from mid-November until mid-December started will continue.
According to the Meteorology, the temperature in the area in the past few days reached 10 degrees below zero.

Adrian, four thousand hectares of area under cultivation of saffron in the city as saying: With regard to visits and evaluation made by the farms in the region, according to the average performance of 3. 2 kilograms of saffron per hectare, This year’s production of saffron in this area about 12. 8 tons, and with the current prices, equivalent to 640 billion Rials.

Mahvelat with 36 hectares of garden and agricultural areas, the largest city in Khorasan Razavi province’s garden, and more than 97 percent of the city 50 thousand jobs related to the field of agriculture.
The city ranked fifth in terms of the area under saffron cultivation in Khorasan Razavi province and 3. 3% and 2 of saffron. Saffron 5 percent of the country’s production.

Fran agricultural products with comparative advantages such as low water demand and create jobs and the economy and livelihood of farmers The city enjoys a special place in stages and harvesting and processing provides jobs for 960 thousand people a day Which is equivalent to four thousand and 800 permanent jobs.
Faizabad, the capital city of 50 thousand 207 kilometers Mahvelat in Mashhad.