Planting saffron in Hamedan province
Hamedan – Deputy Head of Plant Improvement in Jihad Agriculture Department of Hamedan Province said 63 hectares of land in Hamedan province is dedicated to cultivating saffron.
Shahram Parvaresh said in interview with Mehr that the cultivation of two strategic products is on the agenda of Jihad Agriculture of Hamedan Province, said: one of the products of saffron and the other is Mohammadi flower.
“Saffron is the most expensive agricultural and medicinal product in the world, with 90% of the world’s precious product produced in Iran,” he said, emphasizing that saffron is grown commercially and exported and has significant comparative advantages for the province.
He pointed out that the water requirement of saffron began with the onset of autumn rainfall and ended with spring rainfall, adding that saffron was processed and harvested in November.
Hamedan said that Hamedan has been ranked tenth in the cultivation of saffron in the 28 provinces of the country, with a cultivation area of 17 hectares up to 63 hectares, said that 96 percent of the country’s saffron grows in Khorasan Razavi and South Khorasan. Is.
The cultivation of a cultivation of flowers by Mohammadi also indicated that the flower is a special herb and has a good export position, said: The medicinal plant has a medical and household use, and the process of production of this product has reached 52 tons to 88 tons.
source: mehrnews /com
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