No subsidies will be paid to Lorestan production saffron
Hossein Zeynli, the host of the National Herbs Board, also said that saffron production in Lorestan is not subsidized, adding: “If anyone wants to develop saffron production, we are afraid of its future.”
He said: We want to balance in this regard. We want to get the whole subsidy for the products we produce.
Advisor to the Minister for Agricultural Jihad, pointing out that we should subsidize the processing of products, continued: in Lorestan, the relative advantage of Mozar is more and will help to become the hub of this medicinal herb in becoming the province.
The director of the Medicinal Plants Department of the Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture stated: Saffron, a plant that is specific to arid regions and produces good yields. There may be more production in Lorestan due to the climatic conditions, but the ministry does not support its cultivation and development.
He added: “This does not mean ban on cultivating this product in the province, but it does not get any subsidies because there is a lot of pressure on us, and if the market shifts, we will be in trouble.
Nowadays, when Lorestan saffron has been established as the best saffron of Iran for many years, it needs to be fitted to world markets with proper packaging and suitable for world markets, and this product is considered as the best saffron of Iran and the capacity to hide from income and employment. Find herself.
Low water consumption is one of the advantages of saffron cultivation, and other benefits of planting this product include the possibility of long-term exploitation with a planting time, the need for special machinery and equipment, the possibility of planting in small lands that cultivate other products Due to economical economy, it is not possible to maintain a high yield after harvesting.
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