Planting Saffron in Abhar
According to the provincial youth club of young journalists from Zanjan; responsible for Agriculture of Jihad in Abhar city. The cultivation area of saffron in Abhar province is 10 hectares. 56 million Tomans income is inflorescence of saffron, which produces 8 kilograms and yields an average of one kilogram Per hectare.
Hajikhani added that cultivating saffron in Abhar city has created 60 jobs.
He said that saffron needs irrigation 4 times during the growing season, said the product should be considered by farmers as a strategic product in areas facing dehydration.
Azhar Agricultural Jihad, responsible for agriculture in Abhar city, pointed out that the price per kilogram of saffron varies from 6 to 8 million tomans, said: this year, according to forecasts, 56 million tomans will be paid to Abhar aboriginal saffron.
source: yjc /ir
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