Harvesting saffron in 87 hectares of agricultural fields in Qazvin province
The director of the Jihad Horticulture Organization of Qazvin province said:
saffron harvest started in 87 hectares of agricultural fields in the province.
Ali Akbari added:
This area is under cultivation of 13 and a half hectares
of barren seedlings and 73 and a half hectares of fertile seedlings.
He stated that the average yield of this product is three kilograms per hectare and said:
According to the more than 220 kg of this cultivated saffron is produced.
Akbari added:
Saffron is a subtropical plant that grows well in mild winters and hot and dry summers.
He continued by stating that the development of saffron in Qazvin province,
which has a desirable quantitative and qualitative effect,
Horticulture director of Jihad Agricultural Organization of Qazvin province added:
Saffron activity starts in October and blooms from November to mid-December.
Akbari stated:
Saffron in coloring, medicine, traditional medicine, food, confectionery,
ice cream, distillates, essential oils, perfumery and cosmetics.
This product is a flavoring and syrup in food, sedative, antispasmodic, appetizing, stomach tonic
Qazvin province is geographically one of the most attractive provinces of our country,
which is stretched to the plains on one side and to the Alborz mountains on the other.
A province with many historical and natural attractions located near Tehran has become a great place to visit the capital.
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