The area under saffron cultivation in Damghan increased
Seyed Mohsen Tabatabayan stated:
At present, the area under saffron cultivation in this city is 14.6 hectares.
He stated:
11 hectares of this product in Damghan city has reached economic yield and the rest is in the early stages of growth.
The director of Jihad Keshavarzi of city, referring to the average yield of saffron in this city, noted:
This year, the yield of this product in this city is three kilograms per hectare.
Tabatabayan, referring to the plans of Damghan Agricultural Jihad Office to increase the yield of saffron production in this city, noted:
It is predicted that by feeding more farms and operations and better harvesting, the yield of this crop will increase per hectare.
Referring to the plans of Damghan Agricultural Jihad Office to develop saffron cultivation in this city, he added:
This year, through bank support and granting low-yield and long-term facilities,
the development of this valuable plant product has been provided in city.
noting that the very low need of saffron for water and its lack of water has caused saffron to become a valuable and economically viable plant for farmers. .
Damghan is one of the cities of Semnan province and the center of city.
The population of this city according to the 2006 census was equal to 59,300 people.
According to historians, Damghan was one of the most prestigious cities in Qoms and the capital of the province.
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