Production forecast of 100 kg of saffron in Kermanshah province
Kermanshah Jihad Agricultural Organization Deputy for Plant Production Improvement
predicted that 100 kg of saffron will be produced in this province this year.
Dr. Seyed Afshin Safavi considered the area under saffron cultivation in this province to be 43 hectares and said:
Until the beginning of 2012, the area under saffron cultivation in Kermanshah province was about six hectares,
which has increased to 43 hectares during the last one or two years.
According to the Deputy of Plant Production Improvement of Kermanshah Jihad Agricultural Organization,
last year, due to the newness of a large part of the saffron cultivation area in the province,
the average yield of saffron was about half to one kilogram, which this year has reached two kilograms.
He said that last year about 50 kg of saffron
Safavi then pointed out that except for the tropical regions of the province,
the rest of the cities are capable of cultivating saffron, and said:
If farmers wish, saffron onions will be provided for planting.
He added:
Currently, saffron is cultivated in Sahneh, Kermanshah,
Kangavar, Ravansar, Songhar and Keliai cities.
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