"Ijrud" is suitable for the cultivation of saffron

“Ijrud” is suitable for the cultivation of saffron

Director of Agriculture Ijrud said the city is very susceptible to the cultivation of saffron.

“MB Aghajanloo” in an interview with Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), Zanjan, stating that this city on the crop’s susceptibility to forecasts for an increase in the cultivation of saffron in Ijrud done, said, according to conditions and capacities in the field of agriculture have come to this city, we predicted a few years we have seen an increase in the cultivation of 20 hectares.

He stressed that all of saffron in Ijrud has led the development of the crop in the region is a management priority programs, said that six operators are currently engaged in the cultivation of saffron in the city with activities performed in three hectares of land dedicated to the cultivation of saffron, six kilograms of saffron is harvested from plantations city Ijrud this amount in the coming years and to increase the area under cultivation, upgraded.

The official reminded that practitioners due to the costly cultivation, requires low interest lending, and said: Because saffron cultivation per hectare will cost £ 300 million, so farmers need this product critical facilities so that they can be successful in this arena performance in this regard, all the efforts of practitioners to be able to double crop next year.

Director of Agriculture Ijrud city pointed out that the city of saffron in addition to the consumer market is also in Tehran province, expressed hope that with the support conducted in this sector, we see the cultivation of saffron in the city Ijrud.

He stressed that all of saffron in Ijrud has led the development of the crop in the region is a management priority programs, said that six operators are currently engaged in the cultivation of saffron in the city with activities performed in three hectares of land dedicated to the cultivation of saffron, six kilograms of saffron is harvested from plantations city Ijrud this amount in the coming years and to increase the area under cultivation, upgraded.