Picking saffron from Kermanshah
Director of Horticulture of Agricultural Jihad in Kermanshah province said that 320kg of saffron was harvested from the fields of Kermanshah Province this year.
Reza Zarei, in an interview with Tesenim reporter in Kermanshah, said that the cultivation area of this crop was 92 hectares this year, which was increased to 12 hectares compared to last year.
Director of Horticulture of Agricultural Jihad, Kermanshah Province, announced the cultivation and harvesting of saffron from the beginning of November to early December and said: “This product is capable of cultivating in 12 cities and restricting cultivation in the Sarlplezahab and Shahr palaces.
Zarei announced a shortage of credits in support of farmers in saffron cultivation in Kermanshah province and added that it is proposed to subsidize farmers in 100 hectares to cultivate this cost-effective product.
Director of Horticulture of Agricultural Jihad, Kermanshah Province, said that saffron is one of the products that can play an important role in increasing income and employment of households. This year, each gram of saffron was bought from a farmer at a price of 100,000 rials, which is on average 400 million rials per hectare.
He announced the existence of two saffron packaging workshops in Kermanshah and said: “During the harvest season, 20 people per hectare carry out harvesting.
Zarei stated that the cultivation of saffron is in the pursuit of the goals of the resistance economy, he said: The Agricultural Jihad Organization can sponsor saffron cultivators by paying grants and will take action on the cultivation of this economical and laistable product.
source: tasnimnews /com
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