Forecasting more than 580 kg of saffron in Ardestan
The director of Jihad Keshavarzi of Ardestan city said:
Saffron harvesting operation from 84 hectares of farms Agriculture in Ardestan city has started and is expected More than 580 kg of saffron should be harvested.
Ali Akbar Saleh stated:
Harvesting saffron crop in Ardestan city As one of the production poles of this product in Isfahan province
It starts every year in mid-November in cold regions And it will be completed by the middle of December in the tropics.
He stated that the climate of Ardestan city is prone to planting saffron, adding:
Saffron harvesting operations have started from 84 hectares of agricultural fields in this city And is predicted
The average performance of this product this year Reach more than 8 kg per hectare And more than 580 kilograms of saffron is harvested.
Director of Jihad Keshavarzi of Ardestan city, stating that farmers welcome saffron Due to its low water and economic efficiency
The cultivation of this crop in Ardestan city is facing a very good growth, he continued:
Unfortunately, over time, saffron cultivation was eliminated from the city In the last ten years with the activity of this management, This cultivation is flourishing again and its level is increasing year by year.
Saleh stated that more than 7,000 people are directly active in the agricultural sector of the city And indirectly more than 20 thousand people are employed in this sector, said:
Ardestan city ranks first in attracting credit line facilities for instrument mechanization And machinery is allocated to the agricultural sector
In this 3 billion 278 million 400 thousand USD attract credit banking facilities is done.
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