Prediction of harvesting 18 tons of saffron from Khalilabad farms
The director of Khalilabad agricultural jihad announced the beginning of saffron harvest in more than 4,500 hectares of agricultural farms in the city and said: it is expected that 18 tons of saffron will be harvested in Khalilabad from this level.
Majid Taherpour, stating that this year over 4,500 hectares of agricultural land in the city are under saffron cultivation, said: Saffron harvest in Khalilabad has begun in the past few days.
Emphasizing that it is expected that up to 18 tons of saffron will be harvested from these lands this year, he noted: Each hectare of saffron employs about 220 people per day of production, the highest amount of which is in the flowering season and collecting saffron flowers.
The director of Khalilabad Agricultural Jihad, in order to develop saffron cultivation and considering that the harvest time is coming to an end, farmers should take some recommendations seriously and the necessary training for the correct implementation of planting and harvesting steps has been given to farmers in this city. They should not neglect timely irrigation and fertilization of their saffron fields after the harvest season.
He announced the distribution of more than 400 tons of chemical fertilizers to support saffron farmers in the city and acknowledged: with the measures taken, chemical fertilizers have been provided to all farmers in sufficient quantity and with the desired quality.
Taherpour, stating that farmers at the time should pay special attention to weed control and foliar spraying with various chemical fertilizers and micronutrients, said: Disinfection of saffron onions and the use of high quality and large onions in the stage Planting is also one of the factors increasing the productivity of this product.
In the end, he emphasized that last year, due to frost, saffron production decreased significantly, and we hope to have a favorable harvest this year, noting that in order to support saffron growers in cooperation with the Rural Cooperative Organization, the issue of guaranteed purchase of saffron The key is that we hope not to see a drop in the price of this product.
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