Suitable replacement for Saffron pistachio
Due to the limitations of water resources in the province of Kerman, saffron cultivation pattern change with product, in addition to creating income, job creating and exporting the product is a good alternative to pistachio, and hence a good desert farmers of have welcomed this important.
According to the Iranian students News Agency (ISNA) reporter, the desert region, the city of zarand in Kerman province, rubber, Raver, bardsir, Sirjan, Shahr-e Babak, texture, Rafsanjan and Kerman, BAM, are prone to the Saffron cultivation among the growing ranks with having the highest level of zarand in Kerman’s Prime saffron production.
««Saidi, head of the Kerman province agricultural organization in this regard says: the following 500 hectares of agricultural land located in Saffron cultivation is due more to the level of 605 acres will be added.
He added: with regard to the problem of dehydration in the province and the need to reload the cropping pattern should be promoted with less water consumption crops that need less because of the Saffron water, and suitability of the weather the province for this product, it is appropriate
Head of the Kerman province agricultural organization expressed that so far in excess of its 10 provinces, has been acting towards the Saffron cultivation, crop years continues: this year of 92 is started during this year, 2460 kg of Saffron worth 123 billion rials and extraction is provided to the consumer market.
Growing employment opportunities in every period, saeedi‘s announcement of 20 people per acre, and adds the Saffron according to whether there is a need for a little water, can replace a good income and Kerman pistachio is.
He says: it is prescribed other saffron acreage 605 hectares in the province in order to be added to that reputation with tons of dill onion 3630 121 thousand million USD is required.
Head of the Kerman province Agricultural Organization continues: the necessary coordination with the private sector in the cities that are able to provide the required onions are done.
Saeedi continues: our goal of Saffron cultivation in the province to promote and develop this culture is due to dehydration, while being direct and indirect employment creation as the currency and make the acquaintance of the culture and development of the country, including saffron consumption purposes.
He added: the quality of Saffron is produced in Kerman province and with the culture and meet the farmers cultivated this flower with the health benefits and steps, can be used for the culture and its development in the province increased.
Head of the Kerman province agricultural organization pointed out problems ahead in the field of traditional harvesting says this product with respect to the need for a large number of workers is costly, in addition to the problem of trafficking and global marketing and packaging the goods to neighboring countries, the economic benefit of this medicinal plant is affected.
Saeedi continues: the populist measures including a facility to construct the fields of Saffron, a training class on how to properly harvest and crop health and this product, special credits for purchase of fully automated drying is done at the provincial level.
But the Director of the horticulture agricultural Jihad organization of Kerman province, as well as an increase of the two equality saffron acreage in Kerman province‘s offers.
«Mahmoudi» adds: according to the need of low water, Saffron is saffron cultivation and prone to Kerman because the bulbs of Saffron requires little water, farmers in the remotest parts of the State of this product had significant reception so that, this year’s acreage of Saffron in the province increased two-fold.
Stating that the acreage is 500 acres of Saffron in Kerman province, says the amount of 160 acres in zarand County, 120 acres in the city of kuhbanan, 70 acres 50 acres in the city of Shahr-e Babak in texture, city, 35 acres in the city of Sirjan, Kerman, 20 hectares in 14 acres in bardsir, 5 acres in ravar, 14 hectares in rubber and 12 hectares is cultivated in Rafsanjan.
Agriculture Organization for horticulture Manager Kerman province said: the performance of the product is 15.6 kg per hectare saffron and each hectare saffron makes job creation of about 200 people a day over a period of the harvest.
Agriculture Promotion Manager Kerman as well as special attention to planting saffron makes the economic transformation of the province knows.
«Redemption» says: good for farmers planting saffron were welcoming kermani so that now a favorable climatic conditions due to weather and some of the city of Kerman, the field planting and the production of Saffron in the vast area in the province has provided a valuable herb and saffron that is called red gold, along with cumin, walnut and pistachio products because agricultural economy transformed the province of Kerman.
He continues: one of the u.s. Department of agriculture policy, promoting the farmers ‘ scientific knowledge transfer and stamina day they hold workshops and on this basis optimal productivity workshops of Saffron in the city of Kerman province held that these workshops for items such as training courses and planting, harvesting and familiar with the pests and diseases of the saffron and so far 136 of the farmers Saffron work with scientific principles discussed in the workshops have been met.
But the origin of the Red Desert gold zarand County as having the highest level of the cultivation of Saffron production ranked the Prime Kerman.
Agriculture Director of zarand County says: 170 hectares of land in the area of the plain dirt, sarbnan and Hatkan zarand County is located under saffron cultivation and is projected this year, about 800 kg of Saffron is harvested from farms of the city.
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