The Iranian Saffron: Saffron Saadallah Eskandari before noon today on the sidelines of the second festival in the city of Marand said: In recent decades, the number of countries calling for increased Iranian saffron and buyers has increased to 43 countries.
Stating that Iran’s vast territory is certainly the world’s largest producer of saffron due to climate variability, many garden and agricultural products such as saffron, it has the highest degree of quality, added in the last 10 years the saffron production in Iran has grown significantly larger portion of the production is exported.
Gardening please Agriculture Organization of Azerbaijan on statistics of saffron production in Iran, said:Iran cultivation 41 thousand and 325 hectares and annual production of 150 to 170 tons of saffron, the largest producer of saffron in terms of quantity and quality in the world The bulk of Iran’s saffron production is exported to countries around the world.
Eskandari also cultivate this valuable product for the first time in 1371 in Azerbaijan and said: saffron cultivation of one hectare of agricultural land city of Marand started now with the support of the surfaces cultivated in 135 hectares increased to 90 hectares of this land is located in the city of Marand.
Horticulture director of the provincial Agriculture Organization, pointed out that since 85 in cities have also started cropping pattern, added:Due to the success of this project in the city 18 Azerbaijan, except for the cities of Sarab and Bostan, its development has continued in the cities of the province with the support of Agriculture and its acreage reached 45 hectares.
He pointed out that at present, Azerbaijan produces 400 kg of saffron this year, in addition to increased revenue for producers and As well as create employment for 300 people in the province said is expected this year with sales worth more than 15 billion revenue producers in the province.
Eskandari said that Azerbaijan due to weather conditions and regional talent as well as the need for dehydration, is the perfect place for saffron said.This year 17 hectares in area under cultivation in the province increased from 50 tons of saffron bulbs needed to develop the acreage,Marand city is supplied mainly from the saffron fields and the rest is imported from Khorasan province.
He pointed out that the saffron trade and exchange technology aspects lot for the country, added: Fennel is a perennial plant and modest to water after planting,About 12 to 10 years planted in the ground and continued to grow and The desirable production and consumption as well as the efficiency of water consumption per revenue Per cubic meter of water in the product is more than 10 times the average for most crops saffron farms three years and three to five kilograms per hectare.
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