Harvesting of European saffron at Urmia University was key
The European Saffron Cultivation Center (Air Cultivation) of Urmia University was inaugurated in the presence of the President and members of the Board of Directors of this University.
According to the Urmia Governor’s Public Relations Office, Dr. Rahim Hob Naghi, President of Urmia University, said: This complex was formed in cooperation with Urmia University 3 months ago and today the first period of its saffron is in the harvest stage.
Dr. Hob Naghi stated: This type of cultivation has been considered as one of the alternative crops in this area in order to reduce water consumption by 40% in Lake Urmia.
He added: We have considered the guaranteed purchase of the product from the farmers in the development phase of this product so that the farmers do not have to worry about selling it.
Hossein Pourali stated: The method of aeroponic cultivation (aeration) of saffron is a new method in which saffron is cultivated without the use of water and soil. At present, a hall with an area of ??400 square meters has been considered for this project.
He further considered the place of preparation of saffron bulbs as Khorasan Razavi and South Khorasan and said: We have also established a five-hectare farm near the saffron cultivation greenhouse. In the coming years, in the development plan of this center, we will produce saffron onions ourselves.
It should be noted that the nominal capacity of this center is growing 20 tons of greenhouse saffron onions and producing more than 20 kg of stigmas in each period, and this complex has directly created employment for 10 people and indirectly 60 people.
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