The area under saffron cultivation in East Azerbaijan is 305 hectares
The director of horticulture of the East Azerbaijan Jihad Agricultural Organization has further increased the area under saffron cultivation in this province to 305 hectares: 60% of this amount belongs to Marand city and Azarshahr, Bonab and Charavimaq are the cities where saffron is. Is cultivated.
Mohammad Baqer Biprova adds: Fertile and permeable soft soil is a suitable substrate for saffron cultivation and this product is in accordance with the light conditions of the province.
He continues: The water requirement of saffron is 3,000 to 3,500 cubic meters per year and this product is one of the low-water products and is irrigated when no crop is irrigated.
He says that saffron cultivation is economical if there is labor and supply of harvesting equipment.
In conclusion, the director of horticulture of the East Azerbaijan Jihad Agricultural Organization stated that our province’s share of the country’s saffron exports is not very significant, noting that there are two packaging units in Marand city, Products are sent to Khorasan.
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