Due to limited water resources in the province, by changing cropping patterns, saffron addition to generating income, employment and exports, and therefore are a good alternative for pistachio farmers have welcomed the desert from this well.
According to the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), the desert region, Saffron Cultivation in the province and in the midst of Zarand in Kerman having the highest cultivation of saffron production has ranked first.
Saeedi Head of Agricultural Jihad Organization of Kerman province said 500 hectares of agricultural land saffron is cultivated in 605 hectares and is due to be added to the surface.
He adds: Regarding the problem of water shortage in the province. The review model should be cultivated crops with less water use be promoted to this job Saffron due to less need for water and suitable climate for the cultivation of this product, it is appropriate
Head of Agricultural Jihad Organization of Kerman province said that so far more than 10 city of the province, compared to the saffron action has continued growing season this year, the Persian date Mehr 92 has started and during this year, 2460 kg of saffron worth 123 milliard Rials extraction and is provided to the consumer market.
Saeedi job creation in each of the 20 people killed per hectare declared, adding: Saffron considering that require little water, can be replaced Kerman pistachio and a good income as well.
He said due to the acreage of 605 hectares of saffron added to this 3630 tons of saffron bulbs credited with £ 121 billion is needed.
Head of Agricultural Jihad Organization of Kerman province continues: coordinate with the private sector in cities not capable of providing the required onion been done.
Saeedi added: Our goal is to promote the cultivation of saffron in the province is due to dehydration, while creating jobs directly and indirectly and exchange technology and software and the use of saffron in countries such purposes.
He adds: quality saffron is produced in Kerman province and familiarity with the culture and the cultivation of the flower farmers and health benefits, can increase the field of culture and development in the province.
Head of Agricultural Jihad Organization of Kerman Province referred to the problems facing the notes, the traditional harvest of this product according to the needs of a large number of workers is costly,In addition, the problem of packaging and global marketing and product smuggling to neighboring countries affect the economic benefits of this herbal medicine.
Saeedi continues: Quick-impact measures including facilities for the construction of saffron fields, training classes on how to properly care in the cultivation and harvest, special credits for the purchase of fully mechanized drying is done at the provincial level.
But the director of horticulture and Agriculture Organization of Kerman province also announced doubling the acreage of saffron in the province.
Mahmudi said, according to need less saffron water, Kerman, and because the onions Saffron Saffron Cultivation requires less water, farmers in various parts of the province where cultivation of this crop had tremendous support, saffron in the province this year, twice as much acreage increases .
He added that the acreage of 500 hectares of saffron in the province, says the amount of 160 hectares in the city of Zarand, 120 hectares in the city Kuhbanan, 70 hectares in the city of tissues, 50 hectares in the city of Shahr-e Babak, 35 hectares in the city of Sirjan, 20 Kerman hectares, 14 hectares in Bardsir, 5 hectares in Raver, 14 hectares and 12 hectares in the city of Rafsanjan in the rubber is cultivated.
Gardening please Agriculture Organization of Kerman province said the saffron crop yield per hectare is 15.6 kg per hectare of saffron is harvested jobs over a period of about 200 days.
Director of Kerman Agricultural Jihad also paying particular attention to planting saffron promote the economic development of the province knows.
Salvation, said Kerman farmers planting saffron have welcomed so now due to the favorable climate and climate of Kerman,Large-scale planting and production of saffron in the province and Saffron valuable plant which is called red gold with products such as pistachios, walnuts and cumin transformed the agricultural economy of the province.
He continues: One of the policies of the Ministry of Agriculture to improve the level of knowledge of farmers and to transfer knowledge to their day by holding workshops and The workshops will be held optimum use of saffron in the province of Kerman, the workshops include courses on planting and harvesting, and Pests and diseases are familiar with the saffron and saffron so far 136 farmers have been familiar with scientific principles covered in these workshops.
The origin of the red gold of the desert city of Zarand as having the highest level of first place in the cultivation of saffron production is Kerman.
Director of Agriculture of the city of Zarand says 170 hectares of land, in plain soil, the Sorbonne and the city of Zarand hotkan saffron is cultivated and is expected this year, about 800 kg of saffron is harvested from farms in the city.
Seyed Ali Amiri regions and municipalities Zfrankhyz city of Zarand prairie soil, Srbnan, Jorjafak and hotkan saffron harvest as the average per hectare of land in the area four to five kilograms declares.
She said as saffron bulbs requires less water, farmers in the area of cultivation of this crop had tremendous support, as this year is acreage has increased 10 hectares of saffron in Zarand city.
Amiri continued employment in saffron harvest season in Zarand city is 12 thousand people daily.
Director of Agriculture of the city of Zarand says the city of Zarand in accordance with the appropriate capacity to grow barberry cold climates as well.
According to ISNA, is expected this year allocated 605 hectares of farmland in the province saffron, which is important to realize that education planting and harvesting these products do and provision of water by farmers, land handed over the national territory and providing Onions is performed on-site.
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