Increasing the area under saffron cultivation in Rafsanjan
The director of Jihad Keshavarzi of Rafsanjan city said: in the last two years, the area under saffron cultivation in Rafsanjan has increased from 10 hectares to 35 hectares.
Hossein Rezaei stated: In order to increase the area under cultivation of alternative crops and low water, saffron cultivation in Rafsanjan has been well developed.
He specified: in the last two years, the area under saffron cultivation in Rafsanjan has increased from 10 hectares to 35 hectares and has increased by nearly 20% of the cultivated area from the previous year.
The director of Rafsanjan Agricultural Jihad stated: Saffron needs 4500 cubic meters per hectare of water annually and is valued at three dollars per cubic meter.
Rezaei pointed out: Saffron cultivation also has good employment, so that 180 to 200 workers are used to harvest flowers per hectare.
He emphasized: there is a capacity to develop the area under saffron cultivation at least 10 times in the city.
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