Increasing Saffron Farms in Zanjan Province
Zanjan, director of gardening affairs of Jihad-e-Agriculture Organization of Zanjan province, said the cultivation area of saffron in Zanjan province will increase to 71 hectares.
According to the report of Mehr News Agency, Behnam Eghaglou, a noon Wednesday, the reporters added: “Development of saffron cultivation in different areas of Zanjan province is an important agenda and the cultivation area of this product in the province now reaches more than 46 hectares, so that the mature It is 23 hectares in the stage of fruiting.
The director of agricultural affairs of the Jihad-e-Agriculture Organization of Zanjan province announced that the current production of saffron in Zanjan province was 50 kg, and stated: 23 hectares of saffron farms in the province have been under cultivation over the past year and have not yet been cultivated.
Seagullo pointed out that currently the total area under cultivation of saffron in Zanjan province is 344 pieces, he noted: this year, cultivars of saffron cultivation classes were conducted at 52 level at the level of the operators and three on the level We have been experts.
He stated that the level of cultivation of saffron in Zanjan province would increase to 71 hectares, adding that Zanjan Zanjan province, as a saffron support company, has followed from zero to 100 saffron production processes in the province and supplied onions needed. It is the product of this product.
Director of Horticulture of Zanjan Province Jihad Organization, Zanjan province said that saffron bulbs are required from Zanjan province of northern provinces and southern Khorasan and Razavi, said: Saffron onion is hard and has its own allergies because in this direction You should look for farms that are free from pests and diseases. The backup company finds healthy farms in the province and it sells it to the provincial level by buying onions.
The amount of onions required for cultivating one hectare of saffron was four to five tons, adding that the cost of supplying saffron onion is estimated at 25 million tomans per hectare, which will increase to 30 million tomans, including other costs.
He said: “In order to provide cheap facilities for applicants for cultivation of saffron in Zanjan province, we are talking about constructive mobilization, and we are also drafting a memorandum of understanding with the Bank for the Promotion of Entrepreneurship, and we hope that this Memorandum will be finalized this September.
The director of horticultural affairs of the Jihad-e-Agriculture Organization of Zanjan province noted that saffron is a perennial plant that has the potential to be exploited for up to 15 years after cultivation, but its useful life is 8 to 9 years old and the third year after saffron harvesting is considered.
“Saffron farms in the province now have average yields of 2kg and 100g, but in the coming years, 3kg per hectare,” said the oven, pointing to a high level of satisfaction among saffron cultivators in Zanjan province. It can easily be picked up.
Ojkhlv said that this year 25 hectares of Zanjan province farms are expected to be cultivated in saffron, he said: this amount will be about 100 pieces cultivated.
source: mehrnews /com
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