Harvesting 400 tons of saffron flowers from Quchan farms
The head of Quchan Jihad-e-Agriculture Department said: more than 400 tons of saffron flowers will be harvested from 800 hectares under saffron cultivation in this city.
He continued by stating that saffron farmers in Quchani work will produce about 4 tons of saffron flowers this year: within about 20 days of harvesting saffron flowers in this city, more than 40,000 people will be directly and indirectly employed.
Referring to some problems facing saffron growers and the need for more support for saffron farmers in Quchani, he added: Saffron export target countries pay special attention to the quality of saffron, which should be paid more attention in the production and processing of this product. To be placed.
Kanaani stated that in the near future, a cooperative company of saffron growers will be established in this city, noting: considering the start of supportive purchase of saffron in the province and according to the follow-ups done by relevant officials such as the governorate, agricultural jihad and Rural Cooperative Company, a saffron support shopping center in this city will be established soon.
In the end, the director of Quchan Agricultural Jihad stated that the supportive purchase of saffron will be done only from saffron farmers, and said: this center will buy saffron flowers from November 9 to the end of this month at the latest.
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