Saffron harvest season started at the beginning of November rose gold and narrative problems Iran appears to be every year.
The problem arises saffron year low prices, exports comes one year and another year product nip the problem caused and continues to cause this problem continues. As well as brokers, Saffron agricultural livelihoods in the city Tirith with threatening e_Heydarieh.
Javed Jalal, a farmer from the village of Pine Tree Torbat the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), Khorasan Razavi, said the most important agricultural problems, severe shortage of water.Because all farmers harvested over a period of one and a half months time occurs, the demand for water increases And in the meantime people are forced to land Tanker Tanker 12 thousand liters of water that in the present circumstances be purchased at a price of 80 dollars.
His other problem was the lack of good fertilizer at reasonable prices, stating: Agriculture White fertilizers to farmers sell at once and at a price that the market is different only 1500 USD So the farmer prefers to his needs and effortlessly provide warehousing fertilizers on the open market.
Javed, sharp price fluctuations saffron of the discontent of farmers and added: during harvest, prices have come down sharply. Saffron is strategically important product that is not yet certain trustee. We are also strategically important as other crops such as wheat This product is backed by the dealers to be cut from it.
He said that since the beginning of November every year during the harvest season begins dealers saffron, saffron with low purchase price and low cost of saffron extract with export prices.
Javed said that according to recent drought, many farmers enter and damage the area under cultivation has decreased. If agriculture helps farmers turn to irrigation systems will be in the interest of farmers.
Saadat Ali Nia, Director of Agriculture Torbat in an interview with ISNA pointed out that the best way to promote the production of saffron, saffron is the master plan, noted:
National Council of saffron and Agriculture Organization of the province, the implementation of comprehensive national plan of saffron and saffron organization or department with the Ministry of Agriculture as the center of Khorasan Razavi suggest that if Be agreed and implemented, can organize and saffron production And adequate protection of the saffron that is central to the livelihoods of a large percentage of people Khorasan done.
Saadat Ali Nia said, referring to the concerns of producers of saffron area: the main concern of farmers, lack of price stability is particularly saffron harvest season encounter with fluctuations in prices. To stabilize prices, experts suggest that one of these solutions purchasing strategies saffron agreement by the government.
He added that based on the research project that was conducted in Agriculture 220 days employment per hectare under saffron cultivation and With 7,500 hectares under cultivation city for nearly 8,000 permanent jobs will be created in addition to 15 thousand households, mostly smallholder farmers are there in Torbat saffron.
Ali Nia said the purpose of agriculture, increase productivity saffron cultivation is the same. Due to lack of water resources, increased cultivation is not reasonable. Must produce more and better quality than the cultivation of our current work and increase production.
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